E. S. Grant Mental Health Hospital

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E. S. Grant Mental Health Hospital
Geography
LocationDu Port Road, Paynesville, Monrovia, Liberia
Coordinates6°18′56″N 10°48′27″W / 6.315605°N 10.807372°W / 6.315605; -10.807372Coordinates: 6°18′56″N 10°48′27″W / 6.315605°N 10.807372°W / 6.315605; -10.807372 (Approximate)
Organisation
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityUniversity of Liberia A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
Links
ListsHospitals in Liberia

E. S. Grant Mental Health Hospital, in Monrovia, Liberia, is the sole psychiatric hospital in the Republic of Liberia.[1][2] It is located on Du Port Road in the Paynesville community in Monrovia. [3]

Prior to 2008, the hospital was a private hospital run by a German NGO, Cap Anamur. [4] In 2008, it was absorbed into the public health system, to be administered by JFK Hospital. [5]

The hospital had capacity for 80 inpatients. It also provides outpatient consultation,[6] and groups for people who use substances .[7]

As of 2019, the hospital was served by two psychiatrists.[8] A psychiatry residency program was established in 2019, in collaboration with the University of Liberia Psychiatry and family medicine residents spend time on their psychiatry rotations in the hospital. [9]

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References[]

  1. ^ Molly Knight Raskin (March 20, 2014). "The lingering wounds of Liberia's 14-year civil war". GlobalPost.
  2. ^ "Liberia Expands Access to Mental Health Care". VOA News. June 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Konton, Julius. "For Overcrowdiness, E.S. Grant Mental Hospital Begs For Relocation". KMTV News. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  4. ^ Estey, Myles (October 8, 2010). "My Brother's Keeper". Maisonneuve.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Culture and Mental Health in Liberia: A Primer" (PDF). World Health Organization. 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "E.S. Grant Mental Health Hospital in Liberia: striving to help people with mental illness get well". World Health Organization. Retrieved 2020-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "Updates from the Field: Dr. Ojediran's First 6 Months in Liberia". Boston University Psychiatry. December 12, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "BUMC Psychiatry: Updates from Liberia". Boston University, School of Medicine, Psychiatry. August 2, 2019. Retrieved August 4, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Updates from Liberia". Boston University School of Medicine. August 2, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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