Bono Minister Rallies Support For People With Mental Disorders

Madam Justina Owusu-Banahene, the Bono Regional Minister has implored the public to help people with mental disorders to access medication and facilitate their healing process.

She said people with mental disorders needed extra attention, hence the need for the public to show compassion and support them, as the government prioritizes mental health.

The Regional Minister made the appeal in an interview with the newsmen in Sunyani on Monday.

Her appeal comes in the wake of a public outcry over the influx of people with mental disorders on the street of Sunyani, the regional capital, a worrying situation which has attracted the attention of residents.

 Mad Owusu-Banahene said everybody was susceptible and at risk of mental illness, and advised the general public to seek psychological counselling on “pressing issues bordering their minds”.

She noted that marital problems, stress and depression were contributing to the surge in cases of mental illness, and advised couples with marital challenges to open up and seek counselling for their own good.

The regional minister said stress and depression free management techniques such as enough rest and regular exercises remained essential to build one’s resistance against mental illness.

  “We must endeavour to cultivate and build the habit of making things easier for one another, recognize and appreciate our differences to make society better for all where individuals can find help and
solace” Mad Owusu-Banahene indicated.

By Dennis Peprah