People across Ghana, working together so no one faces suicide alone.

Nii is the Founding President of the Association for Suicide Prevention Ghana (GASP). He is a Community and Applied Health Psychologist by training, but he also has a strong inclination towards General Psychology and mental health advocacy. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.

His research focuses on understanding the epidemiology and preventing adolescent and youth self-harm and suicidal behaviours in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly, those in (sub-Saharan) Africa. Nii is passionate about developing community-based and in-school interventions to promote adolescent mental health in LMICs, mainly, those within sub-Saharan Africa. He has keen interests in the application of multi-ecological frameworks and interdisciplinary models to understand adolescent self-harm and suicidal behaviours.

My name is Adwoa Prah. I am a filmmaker, media educator, and counsellor. My passion for mental health advocacy has resulted in the formation of partnerships with other activists and researchers dedicated to the prevention of suicide. As a survivor of suicidal ideation, I believe sharing human-centered stories of survivors through audiovisual media has the power to heal emotions, provide hope, and empower others to live.

By offering hope to make the world a better place, we can all collaborate to prevent suicide.

Samuel Kwabena Ansong is a Harvard Business School Online-certified digital marketing strategist and Marketing Manager at NIBS University, currently pursuing an MPhil in Digital Marketing at Ghana Communication Technology University. As GASP’s digital marketing lead, he manages the organisation’s website, social media, content and online campaigns, using digital communication to raise suicide prevention awareness and encourage meaningful conversations.

He has led campaigns for Royal Foam Ghana and worked with Prudential Life Insurance Ghana, GLICO Holdings and the HR Certification Centre. His skills span content creation, Meta and Google Ads, graphic design, photography and videography. He also writes columns for Modern Ghana.

Professor of Clinical/Health Psychology and Head of the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana; IASP Partnership for Life coordinator for the Africa Region.

Charity Sylvia Akotia, PhD., is a Professor of Social and Community Psychology at the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana, Legon. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the University of Ghana, Master of Arts in Psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), Ontario, Canada and a PhD from the University of Ghana. She is a former Dean of the School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana.

Her primary research areas include suicide and suicide prevention in a cultural context, gender, ageing, and more recently, personhood and identity formation. As a community psychologist, she works with vulnerable and marginalized groups to promote social justice and social change in their communities. She has worked extensively on research projects with collaborators from Norway, Uganda, Germany, and the USA and has published widely in several local and international peer reviewed journals. She has also presented papers at conferences worldwide, including keynote addresses.

She is currently the National Representative for the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) in Ghana and a Co-chair of the Council of National Representatives, IASP.

Member of Parliament, Asante Akim Central (Ashanti Region); Chairperson, Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Member of Parliament, Madina (Greater Accra Region); Deputy Ranking Member, Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Member of Parliament, Akatsi South (Volta Region); Ranking Member, Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Johnny Andoh-Arthur, Ph.D. is a Social and Community Psychologist and a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychology, University of Ghana. He researches and publishes on mental health, suicide and suicide prevention within cultural contexts (particularly among young persons and men).

He obtained his PhD in Health Science (Suicidology) and MPhil in Human Development (with specialisation Community Psychology) all from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. He obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with Political Science from the University of Ghana. He is a Fellow at the Centre for Suicide and Violence Research in Ghana.

Professor Kwaku Oppong Asante is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Ghana, Accra. His research focuses on the mental health of adolescents and young adults, with particular interest in suicidal behaviour, common mental health disorders, and substance abuse and misuse. He is considered a global leading researcher whose work influences policy and advances child and adolescent mental health, especially within the African region.

Professor Oppong Asante is deeply committed to mentoring Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and has guided many to publish in high-impact journals over the past decade. He has an extensive publication record and has served as an ad-hoc reviewer for numerous academic journals for more than 17 years. He currently serves as Editor of the Ghana Social Science Journal and as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Adolescent Medicine, BMC Public Health, and Scientific Reports.

Professor Oppong Asante has facilitated several "Writing for Publication" workshops for ECRs at institutions including the University of Ghana, University of Cape Coast (Ghana), and multiple South African universities such as the University of Johannesburg, University of Limpopo, University of the Free State, and the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Mabel Oti-Boadi holds a PhD in Psychology and a senior lecturer of Psychology (Clinical Psychology), University of Ghana. She is also a fellow with the Fox international Fellowship at Yale University and the Center for Suicide and Violence Research-Ghana (CSVR).

Dr. Oti-Boadi has published in peer reviewed journals in areas of adolescent and women’s mental health and the dynamics of parenting children with special needs. She is a licensed practicing clinical psychologist in Ghana. She is also the national treasurer of the Ghana Association for Suicide Prevention (GASP).