Mental illness is no longer a silent pandemic

Counselling Psychologist Dr Susan Gitau. [File, Standard]

As a country, we have put aside issues revolving around mental health for too long. That is why we continually see strange happenings that leave everyone utterly shocked. We have not put the right measures to deal with mental illness and this ought to have been done when the cases of mental illness began to increase.

When we were faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, the nation was left to deal with numerous mental health challenges. Mental health professionals, include psychiatrists, psychologists, guidance and counselling officers, and social workers are not fully utilised by the public.