Negative peer pressure on social media, broken families and the hustle culture, drugs and unemployment remain some of the major issues exacerbating mental health among the youth.
Teresa Gathoni Muchiri, a mental health trainer and coach, says a majority of these youth are under pressure to seek validation from their peers on social media, some are bogged down by failing relationships, unemployment and daunting career challenges, drugs and broken families.
Ms Gathoni, who is the director of Spark Camps, is passionate about matters of mental health and wellness and has particularly devoted much of her 31 years in the mental health space to helping youths drop suicidal thoughts and focus on building their lives. "What's more, the mentorship by family and society that helped people navigate hard patches of life has almost collapsed," she says.
According to her, although she has seen and heard it all in her training, in her three-decade-long career, she has been able to change the minds of tens of youths on the verge of taking their own lives. .Keep ReadingHealth union advocates for greater investment in disease preventionRedefining masculinity for men's mental healthFeeling burned out?
