Mabel Oti-Boadi holds a PhD in Psychology and a senior lecturer of Psychology (Clinical Psychology), University of Ghana. She is also a fellow with the Fox international Fellowship at Yale University and the Center for Suicide and Violence Research-Ghana (CSVR). Dr. Oti-Boadi has published in peer reviewed journals in areas of adolescent and women’s mental health and the dynamics of parenting children with special needs. She is a licensed practicing clinical psychologist in Ghana. She is also the national treasurer of the Ghana Association for Suicide Prevention (GASP).