Last Change:
01/23/2025
Kenya Mental Health Action Plan 2021–2025
Year: 2021
Type: Domestic policy
Rights Category: Health
Link to external source:
https://mental.health.go.ke/download/kenya-mental-health-action-plan-2021-2025/
Description
Building upon the Mental Health Policy, this action plan outlines specific strategies and activities to be undertaken within the five-year period to enhance mental health services. It focuses on areas such as service delivery, financing, human resources, and information systems.
Key Focus Areas:
- Scaling up mental health services across all counties.
- Enhancing the capacity of health care workers through training and development.
- Allocating adequate resources for mental health programs.
- Implementing awareness campaigns to reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
The action plan serves as a roadmap for operationalizing the objectives set forth in the Mental Health Policy.