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    The Typologies of Mental Health, Addiction, and Problem Gambling Systems Integration in Ontario

    Healthcare systems around the world have evolved and become complex for governments to manage with cost and navigation ramifications for patients. As a result, many countries have taken steps to integrate thei...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Festus Moasun… in International Journal of Mental Health and… (2022)

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    Social Exclusion and Marginalization of Mental Illness in Ghana

    This chapter examines challenges related to stigma, discrimination, and inclusivity faced by individuals diagnosed with mental illness in Ghana. The chapter discusses the impact of social, religious, and cultu...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Jeff D. Grischow in Handbook of Social Inclusion (2022)

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    Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Responses on Persons with Disabilities Including Psychosocial Disabilities in the Global South: The Case of Ghana

    There is evidence that persons with disabilities (PWDs) continue to encounter barriers globally; such barriers impede their participation and inclusion in society. In develo** countries such as Ghana, the ef...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Augustina Naami in The Coronavirus Crisis and Challenges to S… (2022)

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    Social Exclusion and Marginalization of Mental Illness in Ghana

    This chapter examines challenges related to stigma, discrimination, and inclusivity faced by individuals diagnosed with mental illness in Ghana. The chapter discusses the impact of social, religious, and cultu...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Jeff D. Grischow in Handbook of Social Inclusion

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    Great Expectations: Perspectives of Young West African Immigrant Men Transitioning to the Canadian Labour Market Without Postsecondary Education

    This article employs a life course perspective to examine the life experiences—expectations, disappointments and second chances—of young men from West African immigrant families who did not complete postsecond...

    Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, Oliver Masakure… in Journal of International Migration and Int… (2020)

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    “Family Is Everyone Who Comes Through the Doors of Our Home”: West African Concepts of Family Bridging the North-South Divide in the Diaspora

    Some cultures, such as those belonging to the Global North, may place emphasis on individual well-being within the family system, while other cultures, such as those in the Global South, tend to view the famil...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Bree Akesson in Global Childhoods beyond the North-South Divide (2019)

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    Stigma, Discrimination, and Social Exclusion of the Mentally Ill: the Case of Ghana

    The authors examine treatment and society’s perception of mental illness through the lenses of stigma, discrimination and social exclusion, and human rights. We argue that being diagnosed with mental illness i...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy, Marie-Antoinette Sossou in Journal of Human Rights and Social Work (2017)

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    Community treatment orders and the experiences of ethnic minority individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness in the Canadian mental health system

    The prevalence of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in the Western world has generated considerable discussion regarding best practices in the outpatient treatment of the seriously mentally ill. Although probl...

    Magnus Mfoafo-M’Carthy in International Journal for Equity in Health (2014)

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