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World Mental Health Month: Turning talk into treatment (Photo: iStock)

Bungoma County is putting in place elaborate strategies and structures to enhance awareness creation on mental health.

This comes after the world marked World Mental Health Awareness Month under the theme "Turning Awareness into Action.

The county is focusing on protecting mental health victims against abuse in society through enhanced community-based support systems. It also targets to tackle stigma, particularly for victims of abuse and those with mental health conditions.