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Episode 82: Debunking Mental Health Myths

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This past weekend, it was reported that universities had noted a worrying trend of students dying by suicide, with at least 12 cases having been recorded since January. Many more cases go unrecorded, but the causes were depression and other mental illnesses, family problems, intimate relationship problems, examination and fees stress, drug use among others.

We're joined by Anita Awuor, a clinical psychologist, to discuss mental health and well-being in Kenya, and to debunk common myths around mental health. Pres play!

Resources

Kenya Mental Health Policy [2015 - 2030]

Worrying trend of university students committing suicide

Mental health issues trigger suicides among students

Kenya suicide rate hits ten-year high

Health experts warn of mental illness crisis

People with mental illnesses struggle to find treatment

Mental health problems in Kenya and Africa and how their perception negatively impacts the provision of care

The taboo of mental illness in Kenya

This is how expensive it is to access mental healthcare in Kenya

Kenya's mental health law

Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya: Workshop Summary

Image Credit: The Conversation

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This past weekend, it was reported that universities had noted a worrying trend of students dying by suicide, with at least 12 cases having been recorded since January. Many more cases go unrecorded, but the causes were depression and other mental illnesses, family problems, intimate relationship problems, examination and fees stress, drug use among others.

We're joined by Anita Awuor, a clinical psychologist, to discuss mental health and well-being in Kenya, and to debunk common myths around mental health. Pres play!

Resources

Kenya Mental Health Policy [2015 - 2030]

Worrying trend of university students committing suicide

Mental health issues trigger suicides among students

Kenya suicide rate hits ten-year high

Health experts warn of mental illness crisis

People with mental illnesses struggle to find treatment

Mental health problems in Kenya and Africa and how their perception negatively impacts the provision of care

The taboo of mental illness in Kenya

This is how expensive it is to access mental healthcare in Kenya

Kenya's mental health law

Providing Sustainable Mental and Neurological Health Care in Ghana and Kenya: Workshop Summary

Image Credit: The Conversation

  continue reading

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