Mental health challenge is one of the unseen enemies that has remained after the COVID 19 pandemic that hit the globe in 2020 .
This is according to mental health summit convenor Josephine Macharia AKA Kharay who says mental wellness challenges have to be given the seriousness it deserves.
Speaking to Pearl Radio after the mental health summit dubbed THIS WORLD IS POSSIBLE , Josephine added that they are working on translating mental health materials to Swahili language in order to reach more people.
She added that will help to have a complete healing from societal challenges brought about by the pandemic.
“A big percentage of Kenyans understand Kiswahili and that is reason enough to make the translation”
“It will help us reach the rural and the informal sector with mental health awareness” She added
She revealed that results achieved from tackling mental health issues in the last one year have been phenomenal and empowered individuals to have hope again.
According to statistics , most attempted suicide cases have been related to mental illness.
World health organization estimates that more than 116 million people across the African region are living with mental health conditions even before the pandemic.
Suicide rates remain particularly concerning, as are the exponential rates of alcohol use and abuse among adolescents as young as 13 years of age.
Inadequate financing for mental health continues to be the biggest limitation, negatively impacting efforts to expand Africa’s mental health workforce.
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