‘We are all working toward one goal. We want people to become well’: A visual exploration of what promotes successful collaboration between community mental health workers and healers in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorKpobi, L.
dc.contributor.authorRead, U.M.
dc.contributor.authorSelormey, R.K.
dc.contributor.authorColucci, E.
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-10T10:35:41Z
dc.date.available2023-11-10T10:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThe practices of traditional and faith-based healers in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and elsewhere have come under intense scrutiny in recent years owing to allegations of human rights abuses. To mitigate these, there have been calls to develop collaborations between healers and formal health services to optimise available mental health interventions in poorly resourced contexts. For various reasons, attempts to establish such partnerships in a sustainable manner in different countries have not always been successful. In this article, we present findings from the Together for Mental Health visual research project to showcase examples of healer–health worker collaborations in Ghana that have been largely successful and discuss the barriers and facilitators to establishing these partnerships. Data reported in this article were collected using visual ethnography and filmed individual interviews with eight community mental health work ers, six traditional and faith-based healers and two local philanthropists in the Bono East Region. The findings suggest that successful collaborations were built through mutually respectful interpersonal relationships, support from the health sys tem and access to community resources. Although these facilitated collaboration, resource constraints, distrust and eth ical dilemmas had to be overcome to build stronger partnerships. These findings highlight the importance of dedicated institutional and logistic support for ensuring the successful integration of the different health systems in pluralistic settings.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: 10.1177/13634615231197998
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/40783
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTranscultural Psychiatryen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjecthuman rightsen_US
dc.title‘We are all working toward one goal. We want people to become well’: A visual exploration of what promotes successful collaboration between community mental health workers and healers in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
WE-ARE~1.PDF
Size:
1.85 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: