UNDER THE MANGO TREE is a 30-minute documentary about a food program for people with mental illnesses in northern Ghana. In spiritual healing centers called "prayer camps," people with mental disabilities are chained to trees and denied food and water for days at a time, stemming from a widespread belief that mental illness is caused by evil spirits, demons, or witchcraft. An estimated 650,000 people in Ghana suffer from severe mental disorders, but the three psychiatric hospitals in the country lack the resources to provide adequate food and medicine and face challenges with overcrowding. Shekhinah Clinic is one of the few healthcare facilities that welcomes those suffering from mental illness without judgment, mistreatment, or force. The clinic also operates what may be the only meals-on-wheels-style program in the northern city of Tamale, making it a vital source of emergency food. The program feeds over 150 of Tamale's destitute each day, most of whom suffer from mental illness. Shekhinah also provides unconditionally free medical care to anyone who needs it, no questions asked. The clinic has limited access to resources, relying only on spontaneous donations from inspired visitors. Since the economy tanked, they receive fewer donations. UNDER THE MANGO TREE is a story of survival and selflessness, as the clinic staff struggle to continue their work with few resources. The objective of this film is to raise awareness of the lack of mental health services in Ghana and other low-income countries, and to raise funds for Shekhinah Clinic. The intended audience for the film is anyone interested in global mental health issues, and it resonates most with mental health professionals and Ghanaian audiences. References: Ae-Ngibise, K., Cooper, S., Adiibokah, E., et. al. (2010). ‘Whether you like it or not people with mental problems are going to go to them': A qualitative exploration into the widespread use of traditional and faith healers in the provision of mental health care in Ghana. International Review of Psychiatry, 22(6): 558–567. Ofori-Atta, A., Read, UM., Lund, C (2010). A situation analysis of mental health services and legislation in Ghana: challenges for transformation. African Journal of Psychiatry, 13: 99-108. Mendez, J. (2014, Mar 5). Report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment (Ghana). United Nations General Assembly. Roberts, M., Mogan, C., Asare, J. (2014). An overview of Ghana's mental health system: results from an assessment using the World Health Organization's Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems (WHO-AIMS). International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 8:16. Edwards, J. (2014). Ghana's mental health patients confined to prayer camps. The Lancet, 383:15-16. Read, UM., Adiibokah, E., Nyame, S. (2009). Local suffering and the global discourse of mental health and human rights: An ethnographic study of responses to mental illness in rural Ghana. Globalization and Health, 5:13. Ewusi-Mensah, I. (2001). Post colonial psychiatric care in Ghana. Psychiatric Bulletin, 25:228-229