Mental health in Kenya is a challenging and pervasive issue and what makes it even more complex is the lack of adequate mental health practitioners, raging poverty and the stigma attached to mental problems. Mental health advocacy campaign seeks to address these issues by raising awareness about them through mass events, local seminars and distribution of appropriate literature on the subject and its seriousness.
INTRODUCTION (NEEDS/GOALS)
II A. Factors affecting mental health situation in Kenya
Serious brain drain results in sparse specialist care
Debilitating effects of poverty
Influx of refugees
Funding problems
Poor healthcare policy affecting education, health and social goals
f. Stigma attached to mental problems resulting in poor attitude making the problem worse
IIA. Goals
a. To bring about a change in attitude
b. To raise awareness about debilitating effects of mental health neglect
c. To push for changes in mental healthcare policy
d. To influence the legislative process
e. To raise awareness about the issue of brain drain and its effects on availability of specialist care
III. BARRIERS AND SUPPORTS
III A. Barriers
a. Society's attitude towards mental problems
b. Lack of awareness regarding sparse specialist care
c. Lack of knowledge about effects of a poor healthcare policy
III B. Supports
a. Community
b. Healthcare practitioners
c. Leaders and NGOs
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