Giving children the best start in life: promoting young children’s mental health in Ghana

Marilyn N. Ahun; Richmond  Acquah-Coleman; Seth Adu-Afarwuah; Adwoa K.A. Afrane; Collins Badu Agyemang; Grace Eddy Amewu; Jones Amoako; Deborah Armah; Yaw A. Arthur; Evans Danso; Chris O. Fofie; Franklin Glozah; David D. Kotey; Theresa Oppong-Mensah; Kofi Wellington; Richard Appiah

doi:10.1016/j.lanafr.2025.100010

Giving children the best start in life: promoting young children’s mental health in Ghana

Marilyn N. Ahun^*, Richmond Acquah-Coleman, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Adwoa K.A. Afrane, Collins Badu Agyemang, Grace Eddy Amewu, Jones Amoako, Deborah Armah, Yaw A. Arthur, Evans Danso, Chris O. Fofie, Franklin Glozah, David D. Kotey, Theresa Oppong-Mensah, Kofi Wellington, Richard Appiah

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Original language	English
Article number	100010
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Lancet Regional Health - Africa
Early online date	1 Jan 2026
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanafr.2025.100010
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 1 Jan 2026

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Ahun, M. N., Acquah-Coleman, R., Adu-Afarwuah, S., Afrane, A. K. A., Agyemang, C. B., Amewu, G. E., Amoako, J., Armah, D., Arthur, Y. A., Danso, E., Fofie, C. O., Glozah, F., Kotey, D. D., Oppong-Mensah, T., Wellington, K., & Appiah, R. (2026). Giving children the best start in life: promoting young children’s mental health in Ghana. The Lancet Regional Health - Africa, Article 100010. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanafr.2025.100010

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