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    "content": "NOTING THAT, Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) are often the first line of contact for mental illness in Kenya, because they are readily available and accessible in the community and form part of the Community’s cultural belief system, thus communities prefer seeking treatment from THPS rather than health facilities because of dissatisfaction with treatment and services at the local health facilities; FURTHER NOTING THAT, no specific policy guides this, although the 2015-2030 mental health policy encourages integration of THPs into mental healthcare and support community leaders to participate in referral of persons with mental illness for treatment; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, the Traditional Health Practitioners Act, 2014 makes provision for training, registration and licensing and provides for the establishment, powers and functions of THPs Council of Kenya; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate urges the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Health together with the Council of Governors, to ensure that Traditional Health Practitioners services are integrated in the modern healthcare system in order to ensure effective treatment of mental illnesses by: i. engaging THPs to help treat mental health issues; ii. formulating policy that will guide the collaboration between the mainstream health professionals and traditional health practitioners; and, iii. establishing facilities at the lowest administrative units to monitor and attend to mental health issues."
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