Preventive and Promotive Mental Health Services

PREVENTIVE AND PROMOTIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

THE OUTLINE

In keeping with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) ambitions to reduce Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) through prevention and treatment of mental disorders, promoting mental health and wellbeing (target 3.4), and efforts towards ending stigma and discrimination against people with mental health problems.

OUR PROJECTS

Increasing uptake of mental health services by communities in Magarini

By Dennis Musyoki It’s a bright sunny morning at the Gongoni Chief’s office, located in the expansive Magarini Sub County [...]

Challenging mental health stigma in Kilifi county one conversation at a time

By Emmanuel Ngilah I find it absurd how little is known about mental health in my society in spite of [...]

Mental illness is not a curse, it’s a health condition

By Lucas Kalama “Stawisha Afya Akili.” Loosely translated as, “Nourish your mental health.” “Si laana, ni Ugonjwa wa Akili.” Translated [...]

Supporting youth in Kaloleni to build personal resilience and wellbeing

By Emmanuel Ngilah Young adolescents in Kaloleni Sub County in Kilifi County are currently beneficiaries of an initiative dubbed Youth [...]

Nurturing a generation of resilient youth in Kaloleni

By Dennis Musyoki As I walk into a classroom in Kizurini Primary School located in Kaloleni Sub County in the [...]

COVID-19 Emergency Response Project: Stories from Kajiado and Bungoma Counties

Towards the tail end of the year 2020, Kenya was facing an unprecedented crisis as a result of the Covid-19 [...]

Comic Relief – Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in Kenya

Project Objectives: Empowering Youth with lived / personal experience of mental health problems to challenge stigma and claim their rights [...]

Teen Mental Health School

Project Objectives: Parent Mental Health Literacy Sessions Teen Mental Health Basics and facts about mental health literacy (knowledge, attitudes/stigma, help-seeking [...]

Youth First Kenya Project

Project Objectives: Building on existing policies and priorities for student learning Enhancing teacher capacity and professional development The project has [...]

Time to Change Global Pilot

Project Objectives: Increase levels of confidence and skills to tackle stigma amongst Project Coordinators and NGO staff. Increase empowerment and [...]

Mental Health & Wellbeing in Higher Education

Project Objectives: Our aim is to develop core mental health support services in Kenyatta and Chuka Universities and provide vulnerable [...]