{"id":233024,"date":"2024-10-15T17:19:43","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T17:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/15\/rebecca-champions-mental-health-awareness\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T17:19:43","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T17:19:43","slug":"rebecca-champions-mental-health-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/15\/rebecca-champions-mental-health-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebecca Champions Mental Health Awareness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Akufo-Addo with other dignitaries at the summit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has championed mental health awareness to curb the rising socio-economic issues surrounding mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Wholesome Mind Summit held in Accra, Mrs. Akufo-Addo impressed upon experts and stakeholders to join efforts towards mental health awareness creation, as statistics showed a rise in mental health issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2023, 450 million people globally suffered from mental health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>She further encouraged attendees to prioritise mental health in small ways whether at home or at the work place, in order to improve productivity.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organised by Vint &amp; Aletheia Attorneys and Consultants in collaboration with stakeholders such as the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, IPMC, and the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC).<\/p>\n<p>The event was to create the platform to promote mental health awareness and advocate for the better wellbeing of individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about mental health in a panel discussion, psychiatrist and director at the Pantang Hospital, Dr. Frank Baning, explained that early signs to identify when someone is struggling with their mental health is a change in behaviour from their usual self, their thinking, and their emotions, which is usually different from what you know them to be.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cAny deviation from the norm you have known them could be a sign of progressive challenges the individual has not shared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He again added that conditions like chronic fatigue may not meet the criteria for mental illness but can go a long way to affect an individual\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>He also explained that people with mental illnesses are more likely to develop physical health problems than the general population.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Florence Adom Asamoah &amp; Ransford Wletsu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rebecca Akufo-Addo with other dignitaries at the summit \u00a0 First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has championed mental health awareness to curb the rising socio-economic issues surrounding mental health. 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