Health experts said these figures are inaccurate — people are often embarrassed to admit that there was a suicide in their family. In an exclusive with the Nation, the CS narrated how a childhood friend, who was the best man in his wedding, developed severe mental illness. MENTAL ILLNESSAdvertisementNearly 1 percent of the population (about 476,000) suffer from severe mental illness, according to a recent report released by the President’s Mental Health Task Force. In November 2018, the Senate Committee on Health visited Mathari Hospital and detailed a host of deficiencies in the report they presented to Parliament in October 2019. Health experts said these figures are inaccurate — people are often embarrassed to admit that there was a suicide in their family.

Source: Daily Nation July 13, 2020 06:00 UTC