Why TOLECGH was established

TOLECGH was established to support in bridging the gaps in the following areas of mental health challenges in the northern part of Ghana and the nation as a whole;

  • Low mental health literacy
  • Huge treatment gap – 98%
  • Limit human resources
  • Poor funding
  • Lack of commitment
  • Lack of access to mental health services
  • Increasing cases of mental health conditions
  • Physical and mental health condition comorbidities
  • Stigmatisation and discrimination issues
  • Low priority on mental health
  • Conflicts stemming from poor mental health issues eg Anger, improper emotional management, low level mental health literacy.
  • Increases cases of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) in our societies which has a potential to impact the psychological health of victims negatively.

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