The move is aimed at providing maximum succour to drugs related victims.
The Hospital’s Medical Director, Shehu Sale, disclosed this at an event to mark the 2019 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking organised by the hospital in collaboration with members of Legal Advocacy Response to Drugs Initiative in Kware on Tuesday.
Mr Sale explained that the hospital had experts to train and re-train health and auxiliary workers on mental health as well as other psychiatric needs. He stressed that the hospital made it a priority to educate people on the dangers of substance abuse and mental illness in general with a view to reduce stigma and facilitate increased access to mental health facilities in the country.
The Consultant Psychiatrist also expressed concern over the rising number of abandoned psychiatric patients at the hospital largely due to stigmatisation, saying that the situation has placed an additional burden on the hospital.
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