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Guides, exercises, explainers, and references to help you understand mental health and find your way around the site.

This is the main reference hub. Individual sections are also available from the Resources menu in the site header.

Mental health conditions
Plain-language, clinically grounded guides to mental health conditions, aligned with the DSM-5-TR and ICD-11.
Wellness topics
Everyday wellbeing guides on stress, sleep, resilience, connection, and movement.
Self-help exercises
Practical, step-by-step exercises you can use to support your own mental health.
Explainers
Clear articles that explain how the mind works and unpack common questions about mental health.
Treatments
Guides to talking therapies and medication classes, what they are, and how they help.
Medicines
The major classes of psychiatric medication, what they treat, and regional availability.
Substances
How commonly misused substances affect the mind and body, and how to seek help.

Everything in Resources is written in plain language, reviewed for clinical accuracy, and designed for a general audience in Kenya and East Africa.

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