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Ghanaian children remain in prayer camps without clinical diagnosis

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Joy Online reports on Ghanaian families who turn to prayer camps, churches, and traditional healers rather than mental-health clinics when children exhibit unexplained or disturbing behaviour. A clinical psychologist attributes this partly to how illness is culturally understood, with families attributing conditions to spiritual causes when they cannot easily explain them otherwise.

4 hours ago · Joy Online →

Society

  1. Ghanaian children remain in prayer camps without clinical diagnosis

    Joy Online reports on Ghanaian families who turn to prayer camps, churches, and traditional healers rather than mental-health clinics when children exhibit unexplained or disturbing behaviour. A clinical psychologist attributes this partly to how illness is culturally understood, with families attributing conditions to spiritual causes when they cannot easily explain them otherwise.

    4 hours ago · Joy Online →

  2. Jirapa Paramount Chief calls for community-led development

    The Paramount Chief of Jirapa Traditional Area has urged residents and diaspora natives to take responsibility for local development by bringing resources, expertise and networks home, rather than relying solely on government. The call was made at the launch of the Anwelle Foundation, which focuses on education, youth empowerment, sustainable livelihoods and rural development in the Upper West Region.

    4 hours ago · Joy Online →

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