[HTML][HTML] Voices from the youth in Kenya addressing mental health gaps and recommendations

P Memiah, FA Wagner, R Kimathi, NI Anyango… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies including adolescents and young people (AYP) enhance the relevance of research
results, benefit stakeholders, and inform future research. There exists a mental health gap in …

Exploring the challenges of meeting child mental health needs through community engagement in Kenya

EM Getanda, P Vostanis… - Child and Adolescent …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite growing evidence on the extent of child mental health problems in low‐
middle‐income countries, the gap between need and provision remains high. Previous …

[HTML][HTML] Integrating Mental Health Management into Empowerment Group Sessions for Out-of-School Adolescents in Kenyan Informal Settlements: A Process Paper

J Mutahi, B Kangwana, D Khasowa, I Muthoni… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
This article presents processes for developing contextualized training procedures to better
appreciate partnership, capacity-building experiences, and specific implementation …

“Everybody's responsibility”: Conceptualization of youth mental health in Kenya

I Tamburrino, E Getanda, M O'Reilly… - Journal of child …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
There is increasing interest in providing resilience-building interventions in low-and middle-
income countries (LMIC), but limited evidence on how young people and their carers …

Conducting global mental health research: lessons learned from Kenya

AR Wasil, TL Osborn, KE Venturo-Conerly… - Global Mental …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Mental health disorders are prevalent among youth and adolescents in low-and middle-
income countries, and access to evidence-based treatments is poor. Although there is a …

Accessing child and adolescent mental health services in low-and middle-income countries: challenges, opportunities, and lessons from Western Kenya

C Arzamarski, A de Steiguer, F Omari… - Innovations in Global …, 2021 - Springer
Recent updates to the World Mental Health Organization (WHO) goals have emphasized
child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) prevention and intervention across the globe …

[PDF][PDF] Youth mental health in the context of COVID-19 in East and Southern Africa: A desk review

J Muhia, N Nanji - Harare. Retrieved, 2021 - equinet-static.versantus.co.uk
This desk review reports available published information relating to youth mental health in
east and southern Africa (ESA). It was implemented within and informs collaborative work on …

[HTML][HTML] Using the WHO-AIMS to inform development of mental health systems: the case study of Makueni County, Kenya

VN Mutiso, CW Musyimi, I Gitonga, A Tele… - BMC Health Services …, 2020 - Springer
Background In order to develop a context appropriate in mental health system, there is a
need to document relevant existing resources and practices with a view of identifying …

[HTML][HTML] Creating evidence-based youth mental health policy in sub-Saharan Africa: A description of the integrated approach to addressing the issue of youth …

S Kutcher, K Perkins, H Gilberds, M Udedi… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Addressing depression in young people is a health-care policy need in sub-Saharan Africa.
There exists poor mental health literacy, high levels of stigma, and weak capacity at the …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse policy maker perspectives on the mental health of pregnant and parenting adolescent girls in Kenya: Considerations for comprehensive, adolescent …

G Obonyo, V Nyongesa, M Duffy… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The pregnancy rate in Kenya among adolescent girls is among the highest in the world.
Adolescent girls experience increased risk of anxiety and depression during pregnancy and …