In Ghana, civil society groups have sounded the alarm over people with severe mental health challenges becoming increasingly visible on the streets, urging the government to step up rescue, care and rehabilitation efforts. Advocates describe street homelessness tied to untreated mental conditions as both a human-rights concern and a public-health issue requiring coordinated action from health authorities, local assemblies and community groups. �
In parallel, Ghana is building its epidemiology capacity with mental-health leadership training, preparing a new generation of specialists to strengthen surveillance, community mental-health programming and evidence-based responses. �
Access disparities remain a key challenge. Research from parts of the Greater Accra Region highlights shortages of trained mental health professionals, high treatment costs, and stigma — all of which limit effective care at primary-health levels.
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