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Mental health crisis requires urgent action, warn experts

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An overwhelmed sitting on the floor with chained hands in the concept of mental health disorder. [Getty Images]

Three years after a task force recommended declaration of mental health as an emergency crisis, the burden of mental illnesses continues to persist, with no solution in sight.

The Presidential Task Force on Mental Health in Kenya chaired by Dr Frank Njenga recommended declaration of mental illness as a national public health emergency owing to the high burden of mental illness.

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