We have compiled a list of hospitals and clinics in Kenya that offer professional mental health treatment and are available for those seeking help.
1. Kenyatta National Hospital: Mental Health Department
This hospital is currently the largest in terms of referral and teaching in the country.
Tel: 0709 854000 / 0730 643000 / 0722 829500
Fax: +254 20 2725 272
Email: [email protected]
2. Provincial General Hospitals / Referral Hospitals
Provincial general hospitals have their mental health units: Nyeri Provincial General Hospital, Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Embu PGH, Rift Valley PGH, Coast PGH, Garissa General Provincial Hospital, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching, and Referral Hospital, and Nyasare PGH.
3. MP Shah Hospital: Mental Health Clinic
MP Shah is open Monday 8:30 am to 11:30 am and Wednesday 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm for clients with psychosis, depression, schizophrenia, addictions, etc. The clinic is located on Shivachi Road in the Parklands area, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 20 4291 000 / 0733 606113 / 0733 606752
Email: [email protected]
4. Meridian Health Group: Karatina Recovery Center
A residential rehabilitation and treatment center for mental and behavioral disorders, specifically substance abuse and addiction.
Tel: 0719 802 206
P.O. Box 50443-00200, Nairobi
Email: [email protected]
5. The Outspan Hospital: Psychology Department
The psychology department of Outspan is run with objectives to describe behavior, explain why certain behaviors and processes occur, predict future events, and change behaviors and mental processes.
Services offered include adolescent/youth counseling, grief counseling, VCT/HIV counseling, family and marriage counseling, trauma counseling stress and anger management, and psychological assessment. Located along Baden Powell Road.
Emergency Line: +254 722696901
Email: [email protected]
6. Aga Khan Hospital: Psychiatric Clinic
Aga Khan Kisumu holds a Psychiatry Clinic every Wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Tel: +254 3662253 or 3740000 ext. 2253
7. Mathari National Teaching & Referral Hospital Nairobi
This is a specialized national referral, training and research public institution in mental health located along Nairobi-Thika road. With an in-house capacity of 700 patients, this is the main training psychiatric hospital in Kenya.
Tel: 0202337694, 020337694
8. The Nairobi West Hospital: Psychiatry Department
Devoted to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders including various affective, behavioral, cognitive, and perceptual abnormalities. Located on Gandhi Ave, Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: 0722 200 944 / 0734 200 944
Email: [email protected]
9. Woodley Clinic
Woodley Clinic, situated in Kibera Constituency, is one of the oldest clinics in Nairobi. The clinic’s work stretches across different areas- early childhood development, mental health at schools, substance abuse, suicide, LGBT mental health, cost-effective biological and psychosocial interventions for mental health and genetics and genomics.
10. Nairobi Parenting Clinic
They have parenting and psychiatric clinic which offers both Parenting and psychiatric solutions. Their packages are curated for adults and kids who suffer from behavioral disorders, substance-related disorders, learning disorders and mental health. (to name a few).
They are located at the KMA CENTRE-3 RD FLOOR 302. Adjacent to the Nairobi Club Kenya, Upper Hill