Suicide is associated with mental disorders, such as depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and alcohol and other substance abuse. Suicide is associated with mental disorders, such as depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and alcohol and other substance abuse. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that the number of suicides reported in Kenya rose by 58 per cent between 2008 and 2017 to reach 421. The rise in mental health-related deaths was the talk of the town last week when Kenyan hosted its first-ever national mental health conference, to make better mental health a public priority and part of the socio-economic agenda. Speaking during the conference Dr Virginia Smith-Swintosky, Johnson & Johnson’s GPH Mental Health Global Health Programme leader, said that it is essential to talk about mental health.

Source: Daily Nation December 05, 2019 11:37 UTC