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Mental health: How 'climate setting' and fun games are helping survivors to open up

A Spark Camp training session on mental health. [Courtesy]

Negative peer pressure on social media, broken families and the hustle culture, drugs and unemployment remain some of the major issues exacerbating mental health among the youth.

Teresa Gathoni Muchiri, a mental health trainer and coach, says a majority of these youth are under pressure to seek validation from their peers on social media, some are bogged down by failing relationships, unemployment and daunting career challenges, drugs and broken families.

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