Police launch new mental health partnership to boost officers’ resilience
By Kiprono Keileb, November 13, 2025The Kenya National Police Service (NPS) has taken a major step toward improving the mental well-being of its officers through a new partnership aimed at strengthening counselling and psychosocial support within the Service.
In a statement shared on X on Thursday, November 13, 2025, the Service stated that the discussions were led by Evelyn Mbugua, Officer Commanding the Counselling and Psychosocial Support Department, during a meeting held on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, in Nairobi.
According to the statement, the discussions focused on strengthening mental health systems in policing, enhancing professionalism in counselling and supervision, building a sustainable, evidence-based wellness framework, fostering research and innovation in police mental health, and expanding trauma response, clinical supervision, and psychoeducation.
“Yesterday, 12th September, 2025, the Kenya Police Service, led by OC Counselling and Psychosocial Support Department Evelyn Mbugua, CP, held highly engaging and productive partnership discussions with Amani Counselling Centre and Training Institution (ACCTI) at the Amani Regional Office, Nairobi,” the statement reads.
She explained that the Service, through the Counselling and Psychosocial Support (CPSS) Department, is seeking strategic collaborations to enhance resilience and mental health among officers.
“The discussions focused on strengthening mental health systems in policing, enhancing professionalism in counselling and supervision, building a sustainable, evidence-based wellness framework, fostering research and innovation in police mental health and expanding trauma response, clinical supervision, and psychoeducation,” the statement reads
Mbugua highlighted several key areas of collaboration that are expected to help professionalise mental health support in the Service.
Mbugua said the partnership will focus on training and capacity building. “She highlighted key collaboration areas which include: Training and capacity building, Clinical supervision framework, Referral mechanisms, Trauma response support, Psychoeducation, Research collaborations, Internship placements and Development of tools & manuals,” the statement
Expressing optimism about the collaboration, she noted that such partnerships would lead to a stronger and healthier police force.
She said the initiative will lead to enhanced officers’ resilience and wellbeing, professionalised counselling services within the Service. “She expressed optimism that such collaborations would lead to enhanced officers’ resilience and wellbeing, professionalised counselling services within the Service, reduce trauma-related absenteeism and suicides and strengthen institutional collaboration,” the statement reads
Mbugua was accompanied by NPS Counselling Psychologists CI Eunice Emusugut, Nairobi Region counsellor Nancy Kiarie, and IP Frankline Otieno from the NPS Corporate Communications department.
The move marks a renewed commitment by the Kenya Police Service to prioritise the mental health and emotional well-being of its officers nationwide.