With access to mental health care stretched thin in Ghana, families often turn instead to forest "prayer camps" and spiritual healers, driven by beliefs mental illness is rooted in curses, witchcraft or possession. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/world/society/ghana-mentally-ill-prayer-care/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #ghana #mentalhealth #africa