30 centres that offer free mental health services in Nairobi

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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

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.