Kenya: Ai Tool to Provide Mental Health Interventions in Kenya

Nairobi — In a stride towards addressing Kenya’s growing mental health challenges, the Shamiri Institute, a youth-led organization that provides mental health interventions, has developed an AI-powered digital platform–ShamiriOS–that aims to reinforce mental health interventions in the country.

An annual young mental health survey by Shamiri that assessed over 1300 Kenyan youth aged 12-24 across eight counties revealed that 37 percent of adolescents report moderate to severe anxiety and…