KIU Together: Head of Psychiatry Creates Timely Mental Health Awareness Video Series for the Community

KIU, Western Campus - May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the KIU Teaching Hospital Psychiatry Head of Department, Dr Benedict Akimana has developed a 14-episode short video series describing the different types of mental illnesses, their presentation, management and prevention.

Dr Akimana releases a single episode every day and the series has so far outed 5 episodes, with nine yet to be released.

According to Dr Akimana, many people are facing mental health challenges worldwide, and it has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. The videos are intended to provide much-needed information, tackling various issues to do with mental health.

câ¬Å“I realized many people do not understand mental health, and they have a lot of myths surrounding mental illness, I hope the videos will help demystify it,c⬝ Dr Akimana said.

Dr Akimana is a mental health advocate and has been creating mental health awareness through various talks to corporate entities and national TV. However, with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has brought the new normal that involves social isolation, there is no better way to widen his outreach span than through the video series.

He has established a YouTube channel to always create awareness about mental health.

 câ¬Å“Please feel free to watch, share and subscribe to the channel for more content,c⬝ Dr Akimana said. 

To watch the videos, click here.

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