14 Why Mental Health should be a priority in Kenya
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Gender-Based Violence Centres
If you've suffered domestic or gender-based violence, these centres can help.
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How to Maintain Mental Health of Caregivers for Persons with Disabilities
Taking care of your mental health is crucial to ensure you can continue to provide the best support while maintaining your well-being. Here are practical tips for maintaining mental health as a caregiver of persons with disabilities
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Mental Health: Key Stressors among Caregivers of Persons with Disabilities
This article explores the different types of caregivers, and the major mental health key stressors concerns by caregivers for persons with disabilities
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How to Take Care of Your Mental Health
As described in The Importance of Mental Health, mental health is a state of emotional and mental well-being. Understanding the importance of mental health is necessary, but the hard part can be putting mental health care into practice. This article will describe several tips and advice for monitoring and improving your mental health.
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Suicide Emergency Numbers and Free Counselling Centers in Kenya
September is the Suicide Awareness Prevention Month. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), this designation offers an opportunity “to raise awareness on this stigmatized and often taboo topic (suicide).”
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How Social Media Can Affect your Mental Health
While many social media platforms can provide us with useful information and personal connections, social media use can lead to adverse effects on your mind and body. Too much time spent on social media can contribute to increased feelings of anxiety, depression, and loneliness. In this article, we will explore ways that you can modify your social media habits to take better care of your mental health.
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Drug Addiction Counselling
If you are struggling with drug addiction, these centres are here for you.
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Emotional Abuse Counselling
Emotional abuse can leave one feeling shook and alone.
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Support Systems for Mental Health
These are the types of support systems people with mental health issues need.
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The Importance of Mental Health
What is mental health, and why is it important? Your mental health is your emotional and mental state of well-being, and it plays a large role in your overall health. Just like your physical health, it is something you need to actively work at to keep healthy. The benefits of taking care of your mental health include improved moods, increased self-esteem, clearer thinking, and many more.
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Suicide Rates Could be on the Rise as mental health services deteriorate owing to COVID-19
The British Medical Journal – BMJ- says it is important to remain alert to emerging risk factors for suicide amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Inclusion of persons with disabilities in conversations on suicide prevention
Talking about suicide is a difficult conversation but it is so important to have these difficult conversations about mental health with everyone around us including persons with disabilities to save someone.
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An Academy for Mental Health Practice Launched at the Chiromo Mental Health Hospital
Launched in partnership with the AMREF International University, the new academy will cater to capacity building for mental health practitioners in the country.
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Reasons to Invest in Mental Health
Almost a billion people globally have been diagnosed with a mental health issue.