Peter Mintir Amadu is a Clinical Health Psychologist, Lecturer/educator, Researcher and mental health advocate whose work spans academia, clinical service, and community-based mental health interventions in Ghana. A Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Service (MHPSS) champion in the Northern Ghana and Ghana as a whole.
At the University for Development Studies (UDS), he serves as a Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Department of mental Health where he is actively involved in teaching,student research supervision, and various administrative duties. His academic work or research interest is centered on youth mental health, trauma-informed care, Mental health Literacy and mental health service access. As a researcher he has a number of peer reviewed articles to his credit with a number of ongoing collaborations towards developing empirical evidence for practice, policy and services delivery in the area of mental health.
In his clinical role at Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), Peter is a Visiting Clinical Health Psychologist. He provides patient care at the tertiary level by providing expert psychological assessments, therapy, and trauma-informed interventions, enhancing recovery, mental well-being, and holistic health outcomes. He supports mental health service delivery, particularly advocacy and training in trauma, depression, and anxiety management. He also plays a critical role in the clinical supervision and training of intern and practicum psychology students, medical students, nurses, and other allied mental health professionals.
Peter is the Founder and Executive Director of Total Life Enhancement Centre Ghana (TOLECGH), where his enjoys the title mental health advocate which he exemplifies through his passion, dedication, commitment and enthusiasm for spreading mental health information for a better understanding. TOLECGH is a pioneering MHPSS organization delivering integrated mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) services in Northern Ghana. TOLECGH is the first/premier accredited psychology clinic in Northern Ghana by the Ghana Psychology Council (GPC). TOLECGH’s trilogy (Advocacy, Therapy and Training – ATT) in the mental health ecosystem is innovative towards achieving SDG 3.4;. Under his leadership, TOLECGH leads initiatives with self-developed model (ART-LE/PE) to addressing mental health issues in Context Constrain countries (CCC) in:
- Advocacy, through radio, schools, ghettos, prisons, and communities
- Therapy and psychological support, for vulnerable populations
- Rehabilitation programs, targeting ghetto youth and substance users
- Livelihood Empowerment, sharpening the skills of youth for effective engagement
- Training and mentorship, for young mental health advocates and professionals
Beyond these core roles, Peter contributes to District, Regional and National mental health dialogue through volunteerism, consultancies, trainings, seminars, policy reviews, and partnerships with local and international stakeholders, emphasizing inclusive, and culturally grounded models of mental health care and services.