How is mental health connected to history? And what can one hospital teach us about it? In this new podcast miniseries from Partners In Health, doctors, patients and historians in Sierra Leone tell the story of Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital--the oldest psychiatric hospital in sub-Saharan Africa--which marked its 200th anniversary this year.
This miniseries will dive deep into Sierra Leone’s history--including slavery, colonialism and civil war--to explore how the past holds implications for mental health. Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital--once an impoverished...
What is the path forward from Sierra Leone Psychiatric Teaching Hospital--especially in the face of persistent stigma against mental health conditions? For a growing number of patients, the step after leaving inpatient care is to become a community health worker (CHW), providing support to those...
Published 05/29/21
May is Mental Health Awareness Month--a time to celebrate the strides made in mental health care around the globe, and to recommit ourselves to all the work that remains towards ensuring mental health care for all. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're listening back to Unchain, our...
Published 04/29/21