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It is time we addressed mental health issues among the youth 

Stressed youth

One common misconception is that people with mental illness are violent.

Photo credit: Pool

What you need to know:

  • Mental illness is a medical condition that disrupts a person’s thinking, feeling, mood and daily functioning.
  • Mental illness can be caused by multiple factors such as genetics, trauma and physical illness.

Are you an over-thinker or a doomsday predictor? Do you find yourself having constant bouts of anxiety? Well you are not alone.

“Health is wealth and there is no health without mental health,” Dr Rashid Aman, Kenya’s health chief administrative secretary, once said.