Kenya's mental health law
Kenya's Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated. It is a signatory to international rights conventions that provide for state protection of the rights of people with mental illness, their property and their treatment. There is, however, a glaring failure to implement the existing legal provision...
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author | David M. Ndetei Job Muthike Erick S. Nandoya |
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description | Kenya's Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated. It is a signatory to international rights conventions that provide for state protection of the rights of people with mental illness, their property and their treatment. There is, however, a glaring failure to implement the existing legal provisions. A new Mental Health Bill that aims to respond comprehensively to the challenges affecting mental health services in Kenya is awaiting enactment. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b8fb409e0e41458b85a08d3aaaf9f60d2023-03-09T12:28:30ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych International2056-47402058-62642017-11-0114969710.1192/S2056474000002117Kenya's mental health lawDavid M. Ndetei0Job Muthike1Erick S. Nandoya2University of Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Mental Health Foundation, emailMental Health, Bucks New University, UKAfrica Mental Health FoundationKenya's Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated. It is a signatory to international rights conventions that provide for state protection of the rights of people with mental illness, their property and their treatment. There is, however, a glaring failure to implement the existing legal provisions. A new Mental Health Bill that aims to respond comprehensively to the challenges affecting mental health services in Kenya is awaiting enactment.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000002117/type/journal_article |
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title | Kenya's mental health law |
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