Kirkland, Andrew https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6372-5461
Whittaker, Anna C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-0598
Boit, Michael
Chinn, Stephen
Crawley, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1003-9078
Ndetei, David https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6891-4990
Ochieng, Paul
Stirling, Ewan
Chesire, Irene
Article History
Accepted: 9 July 2025
First Online: 2 September 2025
Declarations
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: No sources of funding were used to assist in the preparation of this article.
: David Ndetei is the Founding Director of the African Mental Health Foundation. Andrew Kirkland, Anna C. Whittaker, Michael Boit, Stephen Chinn, Michael Crawley, Paul Ochieng, Ewan Stirling and Irene Chesire have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this article.
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: AK conceptualised the focus of and contributed to all elements of the manuscript. All other authors added to it by providing sociocultural and discipline-specific expertise. All authors were involved in adding to and proofing the final manuscript apart from SC. Stephen Chinn died prior to the submission of the manuscript.