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Academic. Clinician. Researcher. Mental health advocate. Committed to fostering transformation in #MentalHealth in #Ghana. Loudmouth. Proudly African🇬🇭.

Accra, Ghana
Joined November 2009
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There has been so many videos from the African Games but this has to be the one. Listen as the Bukom faithful join Zambia’s gold winner to sing the Zambian anthem. Man! #Accra2023
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Day 1 of the Indonesian version of the @BritishAcademy_ international Writing Workshop on #qualitative and arts-based #mentalhealth research has commenced! With @leslieswartz and the other tagged people I have the honour to work with since years across Indonesia and Ghana
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We did it! AMHA Arts for Mental Health Advocacy Network has been launched and it was a powerful+heartwarming thing!Thanks to everyone who made this possible, particularly the Ghana and Indonesia #mentalhealth lived experience network members who put so much effort and dedication
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We are ready for the Visual Symphony for Mental Health performance and the AMHA network launch in Yogyakarta Concert Hall! @DianaSetiyawati @ursulamread @ayork6 @cpmhugm @MiddlesexUni @ahrcpress @Movie_ment @VisualPsychol
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One of the several pieces in the Indonesian news about the @ahrcpress funded Arts for Mental Health for Advocacy network that we launched through a big performance involving also some of the Ghana members @ursulamread @ayork6 @DianaSetiyawati @MiddlesexUni jolalijogja.com/kabar/mengad…
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New research insight into the importance of working with existing #mentalhealth resources in communities around the world. Study involving our researchers and published in @PLOSGPH ▶️journals.plos.org/globalpubl… @ESRC @KingsSSPP @KingsIoPPN @GHSMatKCL @Kings_SGA @KingsCollegeLon
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The final event in the 2024 #UNCSSW Black History Month Research Series is next week! Join us for a virtual panel discussion featuring Lily Kpobi and Elias Mpofu. 🗓️ Feb. 29 ⏰ 12–1 p.m 🎟️ Free and virtual Learn more and register ➡️ go.unc.edu/BHMRS-2024-4
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TOMORROW 🚨 It's not too late to join us for our final virtual #BHMRS event! Learn more and register ➡️ go.unc.edu/BHMRS-2024-4
The final event in the 2024 #UNCSSW Black History Month Research Series is next week! Join us for a virtual panel discussion featuring Lily Kpobi and Elias Mpofu. 🗓️ Feb. 29 ⏰ 12–1 p.m 🎟️ Free and virtual Learn more and register ➡️ go.unc.edu/BHMRS-2024-4
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Day 1 of our first @BritishAcademy_ international #writing workshop in Ghana on arts-based and #qualitative #mentalhealth #research saw very very engaged writers eager to learn and share, loved it and ready for Day 2! @MiddlesexUni
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If any of you is in Accra, or for people you know might be interested, please join us for a screening of Nkabom at @universityof_gh this Thursday 6pm from our @Together4MH project. Please share! @Movie_ment
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It's open to take submissions now! @ursulamread
We are now open for submissions! PLOS Mental Health is a multidisciplinary, #OpenAccess journal created to publish research and ideas to support improved mental health and well-being around the world. Learn more about submitting your work - plos.io/3FFj2G3
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We are now open for submissions! PLOS Mental Health is a multidisciplinary, #OpenAccess journal created to publish research and ideas to support improved mental health and well-being around the world. Learn more about submitting your work - plos.io/3FFj2G3
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Substantially increasing visa costs will not help the UK in its mission to become a world leader in science and research. Philip Lewis, Head of International at the British Academy, has written on the dangers of prohibitive research visas for @Wonkhe. wonkhe.com/blogs/visas-for-r…
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Prof Leslie Swartz, SAJS Editor in Chief and ASSAf Member, was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Science in recognition of Distinguished Contributions to the Furtherance of Science.
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So proud to see this published. I hope this is only the beginning of a very fruitful collaboration with @ayork6 #WorldMentalHealthDay emerald.com/insight/content/…
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Great presentation by @ursulamread on spirit possession in Ghana & Indonesia and preview of our new @Together4MH short film 'Between two worlds', a juxtaposition of possession, trance and healing scenes from our visual data @Movie_ment @MiddlesexUni @VisualPsychol #mentalhealth
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Lily Kpobi retweeted
JUST IN; The Family of PROF. AMA ATA AIDOO with deep sorrow but in the hope of the resurrection, informs the general public that our beloved relative and writer passed away in the early hours of this morning Wednesday 31st May 2023, after a short illness. #JoySMS
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Enchanted worlds and human meaning: Interdisciplinary and intercultural dialogue on spirituality and #mentalhealth, 30th March at QMUL with our colleagues @ursulamread @ayork6 & Camillia Kong eventbrite.co.uk/e/enchanted…
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