How often are mental health needs overlooked in your community? - Black Health TV

🧠 “We don’t have mental health issues here.” That’s what a superintendent in rural Ghana told Michelle Nneka Utah, MSc.—right before she uncovered a different reality. 🇬🇭😳

In this episode of The Melanin Initiative, we learn what happens when cultural silence meets scientific research. Michelle spent 6 months interviewing teens in rural Ghana about adolescent mental health, only to discover what was hidden in plain sight.

💬 How often are mental health needs overlooked in your community?

🌍 WE must keep the conversation going—even in places where people say it doesn’t exist.

🎥 Watch the full story: youtube.com/watch?v=u_lNTpFjP-0
🎧 Listen to the episode: buzzsprout.com/2186156/episodes/16949887
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