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SELF CARE & MALE LONELINESS : EP 23
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"When the madness of the entire nation disturbs a solitary mind, it is not enough to say the man is mad." -- Francis Imbuga
There is growing alarm in Kenya over a shocking rise in the number of suicides in the country.
The rise in suicidal cases are due to mental ill-health caused by a breakdown in socio-economic safeguards, saying it was the “last resort and path of escape for individuals with unaddressed mental health needs”.
The youngest person to take their life was nine years old; the oldest 76. The 483 deaths recorded during the period were a marked increase on the annual average of about 320 cases,
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruele-okeyo/message43 episoder
Manage episode 325090654 series 3288228
"When the madness of the entire nation disturbs a solitary mind, it is not enough to say the man is mad." -- Francis Imbuga
There is growing alarm in Kenya over a shocking rise in the number of suicides in the country.
The rise in suicidal cases are due to mental ill-health caused by a breakdown in socio-economic safeguards, saying it was the “last resort and path of escape for individuals with unaddressed mental health needs”.
The youngest person to take their life was nine years old; the oldest 76. The 483 deaths recorded during the period were a marked increase on the annual average of about 320 cases,
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ruele-okeyo/message43 episoder
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