News and Insights

Stay Informed with the Latest in Mental Health

Welcome to our News and Insights section, where we keep you updated with the latest developments in mental health research and policy changes and provide expert commentary on pertinent issues. We aim to inform and educate our community, enabling everyone to make well-informed mental health and advocacy decision

Featured Articles

Substance Abuse among the Youth of Northern Region: The Realities of
Our Time. Peter Mintir Amadu, Rejoice Enyonam Hoedoafia, Vivian Kapio Abem Nicholas Danzima Yakubu4, Mohammed Imoro, Abass Mohammed Sherif, Abdul Rahaman Abdul Razak. Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Disorders (Fortune Journals). Volume 8, Issue 1. 2024 Pages 15-23. ISSN: 2572-519X. isord 2024
DOI:10.26502/jppd.2572-519X0207

The Prevalence and Severity of Psychological Stress and Anxiety among Nurses of Tamale Teaching Hospital-Ghana. Nicholas Yakubu Danzima, Peter Mintir Amadu, Rejoice Enyonam Hoedoafia3, Maliche Hawa, Vivian Kapio Abem, Samuel Paapa Kofi Paintsil. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (Fortune Journals) Volume 6, Issue 4. 2023. Pages 537-550, ISSN: 2642-912B. DOI:10.26502/jbb.2642-91280115

Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie, & Prince Atorkey, & Karla Patricia Valdes Garcia, & Samuel Afortey Lomotey & Pascal Landindome Navelle, (2021).Suicidal behaviors in a nationally representative sample of school-going adolescents aged 12–17 years in Eswatini.
Trends in Psychology (2021).

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs43076-021-00094-y
Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie, & Kwaku Oppong Asante, & Johnny Andoh-Arthur, &Winifred Asare-Doku & Pascal Landindome Navelle, (2018). ‘Suicide attempts and deaths in older persons in Ghana: A media surveillance approach’, Current Psychology, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-9932-5.

Research Updates

A recent study conducted by our research team reveals the negative impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of health staff.

Expert Opinions

Time to Act: Combating Bullying in Ghanaian Schools
By Pascal Navelle.
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation & Ahafo Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service

Shattered Innocence: Unraveling the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Mental Health in Ghana.
Pascal Landindome Navelle & Enyonam Attakpah, (2024).
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation & Mindup Africa Foundation

Cancer and Mental Health: Breaking the Silence and Shaping a Resilient Future.
Pascal Landindome Navelle & Gloria Sarkodie Addo, (2024).
 Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation and Soft Life Ghana mark World Cervical Health Month

 Digitalization: a resource for enhancing the mental health of Ghana's workforce.
Pascal Landindome Navelle, (2023).
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation

Preventing Suicide: Creating Hope through Action. Modern Ghana.
Pascal Landindome Navelle, (2021).
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation

'I am fed-up – call for action, suicide among the Police Service in Ghana. Ghana web.
Pascal Landindome Navelle, (2021).
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation

The Dark Mind in Ghana; Unspoken and Unheard. Modern Ghana.
Pascal Landindome Navelle, (2019).
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation

Cry for Pain: Silent grief of suicide, the need for a robust health system strengthening. Modern Ghana.
P.L. Navelle & K.B. Boateng, (2019).
Mind ‘N’ Health Foundation & Ahafo Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service