UFO Warns of National Crisis, Demands Mental Health Intervention

The Universal Friendship Organisation (UFO) has called on the Government and health authorities to immediately remove and rehabilitate individuals with severe mental health challenges living on the nation’s streets, warning that the situation has reached “national crisis” levels.

Speaking on behalf of the organisation, Mr. Samuel Adobah, President of UFO, described the growing visibility of mentally challenged individuals on the streets as a serious threat to both public safety and human dignity. He cited reports of people defecating in public, consuming harmful substances, and engaging in dangerous activities such as lighting uncontrolled fires.

“We are witnessing a tragedy unfold in real-time,” Mr. Adobah said. “Abandoning our most vulnerable citizens is not only a security risk to the public but a profound violation of their rights and dignity. True peace in society begins with how we treat the most vulnerable.”

UFO stressed that mental health is a critical public health concern requiring immediate, coordinated action. While acknowledging the Mental Health Authority Act, the organisation said lapses in implementation have contributed to the current crisis.

The organisation has urged authorities to conduct a nationwide street rescue operation for individuals with severe mental health conditions, provide emergency and long-term shelter and rehabilitation facilities, increase access to professional care while decongesting psychiatric hospitals and investing in community-based services, enforce existing policies to address the socio-economic causes of homelessness and mental health crises, and establish a national mental health check-up day to promote public awareness and preventive care.

UFO called on the President, the Ministry of Health, Ghana Health Service, the Mental Health Authority, psychiatric hospitals, parliamentary health committees, and all Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to take immediate, coordinated action. The organisation also urged civil society, religious groups, and the private sector to participate in advocacy efforts.

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“This is a test of our national character,” Mr. Adobah said. “We must act decisively not just to clear the streets, but to heal the wounds of our society.”

The Universal Friendship Organisation, under the leadership of Mr. Adobah, reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the government and all stakeholders in ensuring the rights and dignity of marginalized citizens.