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Mental health support is often sought only after problems become difficult to manage. In Ghana, stigma, limited awareness, cost and access barriers can delay help-seeking. New approaches to mental healthcare are trying to make support easier to find before people reach a crisis point.
Ghana is investing in new approaches to expand access to healthcare, while artificial intelligence is creating new possibilities across the health sector. In mental health, the opportunity is not to replace therapists with technology, but to use technology to help people find appropriate support sooner.
Ghana has made progress in recognizing mental health as a public health priority, but access to affordable, trusted and culturally relevant support remains a challenge. Tellmonifa, a Ghanaian digital mental health platform, is using technology to make professional mental health support easier to access.
