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There are at least 30 centres in Nairobi offering mental health services in Nairobi County.
The centres are distributed across 13 sub-counties, and offer free services.
Below is a list of the mental health facilities in the capital city as per the Health department:
Lang'ata Sub-County
Lang'ata Health Centre: physiotherapy and counselling (on Tuesdays).
Kibera AMREF Health Centre: counselling (on Wednesdays).
Kibera DO Health Centre: counselling (on Thursdays).
Makadara Sub-County
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Lunga Lunga Health Centre: psychiatric clinic and counselling (on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Makadara Health Centre: psychiatric clinic and counselling (on Mondays).
Jericho Health Centre: psychiatric services (on Wednesdays).
Community Units: community mental health (on Fridays).
Dagoretti Sub-County
Waithaka Health Centre: psychiatric and physiotherapy services (on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Uthiru Muthua Health Centre: psychiatric and physiotherapy services (on Wednesdays and Fridays).
Ruaraka Sub-County
Mathare North Health Centre: psychiatric counselling and community mental health (on Tuesdays).
Kahawa West: psychiatric counselling and community mental health (on Mondays and Wednesdays).
Community Units: community mental health (on Thursdays and Fridays).
Starehe Sub-County
Ngara Health Centre: psychotherapy and counselling (on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
Ngara Child-friendly Clinic: child and adolescent mental health and counselling (on Mondays and Fridays).
Embakasi West Sub-County
Kayole II Health Centre: psychiatric clinic (on Thursdays).
Umoja Health Centre: psychiatric clinic (on Mondays).
Westlands Sub-County
Kangemi Health Centre: epilepsy clinic (on Mondays).
Westlands Health Centre: mental wellness clinic (on Tuesdays and Wednesdays).
Community Unit: mental health (on Thursdays).
Mji wa Huruma Dispensary: mental awareness clinic (on Fridays).
Lower Kabete: psychiatric services (on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Embakasi East Sub-County
Mukuru Kwa Njenga Health Centre: counselling and psychiatric services (on Wednesdays and Fridays).
Embakasi East Health Centre: counselling and psychiatric services (on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Soweto-Kayole Health Centre: counselling and psychiatric services (during the last Tuesday of each month).
Community Units: community mental health (on Mondays).
Kasarani Sub-County
Dandora II Health Centre: psychiatric clinic (on Mondays).
Kariobangi North Health Clinic: psychiatric services (on Tuesdays).
Kasarani Health Centre: psychiatric services (on Thursdays).
Level 4 hospitals
Pumwani Maternity Hospital, Kamukunji: maternal mental health (every Monday to Friday).
Mbagathi Hospital, Lang'ata: psychiatric clinic (on Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Mutuini Hospital, Kikuyu: psychotherapy and counselling (on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays).
Level 5 Hospital
Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital: psychotherapy counselling, mental wellness (every Monday to Friday).
If in need of mental health assistance, call the toll-free number 0110008608 or 0110008609.
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