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Slum communities tackling youth mental health

From Right- Simon Tongi REPSSI country advisory, Rosemary Ayiera, Country Rep - Repssi and Joseph Songa, Chief, Sarang'ombe Kibra, at Olympic Primary School marking World Suicide day on September 13, 2025.

Suicide has become an alarming reality in Kenya’s informal settlements, where young people grapple daily with poverty, broken family structures, unemployment, and drug abuse.

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