E. S. Grant Mental Health Hospital Explained

E. S. Grant Mental Health Hospital
State:Monrovia
Country:Liberia
Coordinates:6.3156°N -10.8074°W (Approximate)
Location:Du Port Road, Paynesville
Type:Specialist
Speciality:Psychiatric hospital
Affiliation:University of Liberia A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine
Website:None

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 A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine. Psychiatry and family medicine residents spend time on their psychiatry rotations in the hospital. [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Molly Knight Raskin. March 20, 2014. The lingering wounds of Liberia’s 14-year civil war. GlobalPost.
  2. Web site: Liberia Expands Access to Mental Health Care. VOA News. June 13, 2010.
  3. Web site: Konton. Julius. For Overcrowdiness, E.S. Grant Mental Hospital Begs For Relocation. 2020-07-30. KMTV News. en-US.
  4. Web site: Estey. Myles. October 8, 2010. My Brother’s Keeper. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20151028030815/http://maisonneuve.org:80/article/2010/10/8/my-brothers-keeper/ . 2015-10-28 . Maisonneuve.
  5. Web site: 2017. Culture and Mental Health in Liberia: A Primer. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021210556/https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/255302/WHO-MSD-MER-17.3-eng.pdf?sequence=1 . 2021-10-21 . World Health Organization.
  6. Web site: E.S. Grant Mental Health Hospital in Liberia: striving to help people with mental illness get well. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180528154014/http://www.who.int:80/news-room/feature-stories/detail/e-s-grant-mental-health-hospital-in-liberia-striving-to-help-people-with-mental-illness-get-well . 2018-05-28 . 2020-07-31. World Health Organization. en.
  7. Web site: December 12, 2017. Updates from the Field: Dr. Ojediran’s First 6 Months in Liberia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210729151853/https://www.bumc.bu.edu/psychiatry/2017/12/07/5087/ . 2021-07-29 . Boston University Psychiatry.
  8. Web site: August 2, 2019. BUMC Psychiatry: Updates from Liberia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020103503/http://www.bumc.bu.edu:80/psychiatry/2019/08/02/updates-from-liberia/ . 2019-10-20 . August 4, 2020. Boston University, School of Medicine, Psychiatry.
  9. Web site: August 2, 2019. Updates from Liberia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191020103503/http://www.bumc.bu.edu:80/psychiatry/2019/08/02/updates-from-liberia/ . 2019-10-20 . Boston University School of Medicine.

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