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Kenya's mental health law

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

David M. Ndetei ,
Job Muthike  and
Erick S. Nandoya
David M. Ndetei
Affiliation:
University of Nairobi, Kenya; Africa Mental Health Foundation, email dmndetei@amhf.or.ke
Job Muthike
Affiliation:
Mental Health, Bucks New University, UK
Erick S. Nandoya
Affiliation:
Africa Mental Health Foundation
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Abstract

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Kenya's Mental Health Act 1989 is now outdated.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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Mental Health Law Profile
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BJPsych International , Volume 14 , Issue 4 , November 2017 , pp. 96 - 97
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