Time is ripe to take firm action on the issue of mental health
May, the Mental Health Awareness Month, is a good time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioural health issues as well as highlight the ways in which mental illness and addiction can affect all of us.
May, the Mental Health Awareness Month, is a good time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioural health issues as well as highlight the ways in which mental illness and addiction can affect all of us.
On people with mental illness, Kenya was recently ranked fourth in Africa, at 1.9 million. Depression was the most common mental illness reported. According to the Kenya Mental Health Policy (2015-2030), mental disorders have risen rapidly. Government statistics show one in four Kenyans has suffered from a mental illness.
