15,000 Boys Benefit From Wellmen Healthy Minds Foundation’s Mental Health Campaign For Boys In Second Cycle Schools | Health

With a sense of patriotism and a resolve to improve the mental well-being of boys, the Wellmen Healthy Minds Foundation has embarked on a mental health education for boy child in Second Cycle Schools across the country.

It aims to engage boys in Second Cycle Schools by exposing them to strategies on how to prepare for the upcoming WASSCE without stress thus enhancing their ability to perform better.

Dr. Daniel Osei Yeboah, President & Founder of Wellmen, spoke to the media during one of such encounters with students of St. Hubert Seminary Senior High School, Kumasi on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. He emphasised that most students are under stress from fear of exams, anxiety and related mental uneasiness. “We’re here to tell them to calm down, ease the pressure, relax and be able to achieve their dreams”, he stated.

According to him, from observation, quite several men are into drugs, alcohol and other unhealthy habits, hence, ‘The Future Man’ concept aims to stem the tide by engaging with young boys. “If we take care of our boys, they will be future men well-prepared to take the mantle of leadership of our dear motherland”, stressed Dr. Osei Yeboah.

He indicated that one astounding and depressing phenomenon that is very rife among young men of Ghana is the penchant to travel outside Ghana. “They’ve lost hope and a sense of belonging, but Africa is the next ‘heaven’, hence our resolve to engage boys on their mental health”, stated Dr. Osei Yeboah.

The program which started in July 2024 and is ongoing, has benefited about 15,000 students on how to manage examination-related stress. The beneficiary schools include St Hubert Seminary Senior High School, Spiritan Senior High Technical School, Osei Tutu Senior High School and Prempeh College, all in Kumasi.

The others are Adonten Senior High School and Ghana National College in the Eastern and Central regions respectively.

The foundation’s campaign team included the following distinguished persons; Prof. Nana Kena Frimpong, Vice President, Dr. Tye Caldwell, American partner, Dr(Med). Gideon Gratien Montgomery, PRO and Mr. Wisdom Agodza, Media Production Manager, Regional Mental Health Coordinator – Faustina Nuako and Lydia Asante Frempong, the Ghana Education Service (GES) SHEP Coordinator, Kumasi

Dr. Yeboah furthered that irrespective of the daunting reality of unemployment in Ghana, he challenged the youth not to flee the shores of Ghana but to believe in themselves, believe in their skill set and talents to be able to do something worthwhile for themselves.

He revealed that the foundation is currently embarking on a media tour to reach more boys across the country on how to keep their sanity as they prepare for their exams. It was his considered opinion that the societal responsibility bestowed on men is humongous, requiring a lot of support for their mental health.