Executive Secretary of Mind Freedom Ghana, a mental health NGO based in Accra, Dan Taylor, has commended Parliament for the passage of a bill to amend the Criminal Offences Act, 1960, to decriminalize attempted suicide.
In an Interview with GBC NEWS, Mr. Taylor said the phenomenon is more of a mental health issue than a criminal act, therefore, it should be given the needed attention.
Parliament on Tuesday passed the Criminal Offence Amendment Bill, 2021. If passed by Parliament, it will ensure that survivors of the phenomenon will no longer be at risk of being apprehended, prosecuted and penalized.
They would rather receive medical and psychological help. Mr. Taylor, who urged Ghanaians to look out for the mental well-being of their fellow Ghanaians called for intensive education on attempted suicide to help eliminate it.
He asked the public to ignore the news circulating on social media that the bill is a yardstick to promote suicide in the country.
