Professor Charity Sylvia Akotia
Professor Charity Sylvia Akotia, the immediate past Dean of the School of Social Sciences, University of Ghana, has been elected as Co-Chair of the Council of National and Regional Representatives of the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) responsible for Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the Association. Her role as Co-Chair is effective from January 1, 2021 and will be for a 4-year term.
The IASP is dedicated to preventing suicide and suicidal behaviour and alleviating its effects. It also provides a forum for academics, mental health professionals, volunteers and suicide survivors.
The research interest of Professor Akotia focuses on suicide and suicide prevention in a cultural context.
For full access to the publication of appointment, please click on the link below.
https://www.iasp.info/index.php
