Mental Health Clinic initiated in 2013 in Kajo-Keji County of Central Equatoria treated 500 mentally ill patients including an army captain, Wildlife officers, traders, students and farmers from various states of South Sudan.
Clinic Manager Lokiri Peter Yakata told CRN on Sunday that Warrap, Jonglei, Lakes, Eastern and Central Equatoria States benefited from the services.
He added that beneficiaries who are now normal include in and out-patients who were administered since the inception of the clinic in Kajo-Keji.
Mr Peter called on government and non-governmental organizations to put treatment of mental illnesses a top priority to avoid depriving citizens of employment and holding responsibilities.
He expressed concerns of stigmatisation against persons with mental illnesses, appealing for care and access to medication.
The Clinic Manager explained that record shows that alcohol and drugs abuses were the highest cause of mental illnesses in the country.
Mr Peter added that inherent family insanity and loss of dear relatives and property in the South Sudan crisis contributed to trauma, raising mental abnormalities.
Mental Health Clinic is a private initiative supported by Kajo-Keji community acquiring medicines from Uganda, The United Kingdom and India.
It carries out mass education on prevention of mental illnesses.