Addiction is not a moral failure, Addiction is not an inherited disease, Addiction is not a lack of character Addiction is a response to Human suffering. #DecriminalizeAddiction #DecrimnalizeCannabis #DecriminalizeMentalHealth #DistigmatizeMentalHealth

Did you know 75% of #mentalhealth conditions arise before the age of 25? We're calling for meaningful #youth engagement, to ensure the voices of young people with lived experience of mental ill-health shape the way forward. 🌈 The future of mental health starts with youth!

Unmasking the Mask 🎭

It's the lovers month 🌹. #DecriminalizeCannabis #DecriminalizeMentalHealth

Claiming the moral high ground is rarely a sign of virtue. It’s often a signal of narcissism. People who consistently believe they hold superior principles have inflated opinions of their own judgment. Being self-righteous is a barrier to respecting and learning from others.

Our facilitator Matthew Mutiso,Executive Director, Coalition Action for preventive mental health took prison officers through a session on some of the referral mechanisms for persons with Mental Illness.

VIDEO: Sensitization workshop on our publication, the access to justice manual for persons with mental illness. #ICJKenya Mott Foundation Kenya Prisons Service Wakili Kimathi Muthaura Dama

Nutrition plays an important role in recovery from substance abuse. Drugs and alcohol can affect metabolism, organ function, and mental well-being, and can prevent the body from properly absorbing, digesting, and using nutrients. This leads to vitamin deficiencies and poor

🌟 The #ICanSurvive Mental Health Toolkit, developed in collaboration with several partners including United for Global Mental Health , aligns perfectly with Article 16 of the African Youth Charter, which states that young people have the right to the best #mentalhealth. @AU_YouthEnvoy

A positive attitude brings strength, energy, motivation and initiative.

Circling around empty wells. Replaying the soundtrack of yesterday. May you gather the courage and clarity to move forward, walking in the direction of your dreams. Shifting from What do you LOSE to what do you GAIN.

Prisons are defacto mental health facilities.

Let's shift the conversation from 'mental health' crises to loneliness, work dissatisfaction, child neglect, debt-stress, insecure jobs, domestic abuse, rising inflation, household poverty, and the grip of various addictions. I'm here to show a different way to live life.

Cycling around empty walls

📢Join the conversation on childhood trauma with us! Childhood trauma inflicts chronic stress on the body, affecting both the nervous system and our relationships. This means, Regardless of age, its impact persists until the deep pain is addressed.

Calling all Kenyan mental health advocates 📢 Would you like to learn about the Mental health framework in Kenya? Our joint M&E report with Picture Impact is ready for download and reading. Click here: rebrand.ly/mentalhealthke…

"never seen a man cry, 'til I seen that man die" John 11:35