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How is the changing climate affecting mental health?

Feb 09, 202123 min
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Episode description

In Kenya, one out of every four Kenyans suffer a mental illness in their lifetime. Natural disasters like flooding are becoming prevalent, and, in some counties, communities are struggling with disasters interchanging between flooding and drought, not giving them enough time to recover. How is the changing climate affecting mental health? Listen to Dr. Pamela Kaithuru a counselling psychologist and a meteorologist from Kenya Meteorological Department. Image by [chenspec](https://pixabay.com/users/chenspec-7784448/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5949817) from [Pixabay](https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=5949817)
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