One in four Kenyans likely to suffer mental health condition

Failure to invest in mental health continues to negatively affect economic and social development. [Courtesy]

The growing mental health crisis in Kenya remains one of the key challenges affecting families, workplaces, schools, communities, and the country’s social and economic well-being

According to national estimates, one in every four Kenyans is likely to suffer from a mental health condition at some point during their lifetime

Despite the growing crisis, stakeholders continue to raise concern over major gaps in addressing mental health, including inadequate budgetary allocation by the government.

According to Clifford Biko, Programmes Director at Grace World Foundation, failure to invest in mental health continues to negatively affect economic and social development