# Which national clinical guidelines should mental health clinicians in Kenya follow?

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For: Clinicians | Mental health care | Reviewed by Independent clinical reviewer, Registered mental health clinician, Kenya | Last reviewed 8 November 2026

**Answer:** Key Ministry of Health documents include the National Clinical Guidelines for Management of Common Mental Disorders (2024), the Kenya Mental Health Action Plan 2021-2025, the Suicide Prevention Strategy 2021-2026, the National Tele-Mental Health Guidelines (2021) and the National Framework for Implementation of Problem Management Plus. WHO's mhGAP Intervention Guide supports care in non-specialist settings. Your professional regulator's code of conduct also applies.

Sources: Ministry of Health, Kenya: https://mental.health.go.ke/download/national-clinical-guidelines-for-management-of-common-mental-disorders/ - Ministry of Health, Kenya: https://mental.health.go.ke/download/kenya-mental-health-action-plan-2021-2025 - Ministry of Health, Kenya: https://www.mntrh.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-10/SUICIDE-PREVENTION-STRATEGY-2021-2026.pdf - Ministry of Health, Kenya: https://www.mntrh.go.ke/sites/default/files/2024-10/M.O.H-National-Tele-Mental-Health-Guidelines-January-2021.pdf - Ministry of Health, Kenya: https://mental.health.go.ke/resources

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