Harnessing social media in mental health practice in Kenya: a community case study report.
Kenya
LMIC
Social media
mental health awareness
mental health promotion
Journal
The Pan African medical journal
ISSN: 1937-8688
Titre abrégé: Pan Afr Med J
Pays: Uganda
ID NLM: 101517926
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
30
12
2020
accepted:
08
05
2021
entrez:
23
8
2021
pubmed:
24
8
2021
medline:
3
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The use of social media to increase awareness on mental health is rapidly gaining momentum globally. However, despite evidence of a growing trend in social media use in sub Saharan Africa, little has been reported on tapping the potential of social media within a mental health practice to not only increase awareness but also facilitate linkage to specialist care. We describe one such mental health practice and its process of integration of the different social media platforms to promote mental health and increase linkage to specialist care. We further highlight the challenges and practical implication of social media use in the Kenyan setting. We conclude by advocating for this integration to raise awareness and also encourage peer support for persons with mental health problems and recommend research that measures the impact of such interventions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34422181
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.58.27643
pii: PAMJ-39-58
pmc: PMC8363960
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
58Informations de copyright
Copyright: Linnet Ongeri et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare no competing interests.
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