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    Relationship Between Social Support and Depression among Individuals Undergoing Rehabilitation from Drug and Substance Use in Rehabilitation Centres in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya.
    (Tangaza University, 2025-08) Nancy Esther Lugano
    Social support is a fundamental component that may facilitate healing and recovery for drug and substance use addicts. This study investigated the relationship between social support and depression among individuals undergoing rehabilitation from drug and substance use in rehabilitation centres in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya. It focused on four objectives: to find out levels of social support, to examine levels of depression, to examine the relationship between demographic characteristics and depression, and to establish the relationship between social support and depression among individuals undergoing rehabilitation for drug and substance use in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya. The research was informed by social support theory and the Beck theory of depression. The target population for this study was 800 drug and substance use addicts. The sample size was 287 participants. The study used the simple random sampling technique. The Berlin Social Support Scale (BSSS) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics; utilizing SPSS version 25. Ethical consideration has been adhered to. The findings revealed that a majority (88%, n = 242) of the participants were at high level of social support, while (12%, n = 32) were at moderate level of social support. In addition, 14.7% of the participants had no depression, 28.5% of the participants were at mild mood disturbance, 11.0% of the participants were at borderline clinical depression, 23.7% of the participants scored moderate depression, 16.4% had severe depression, while 5.7% of the participants were at the extreme depression. There was a weak significant negative correlation (r = -.272, p = .000 ≤ 0.05) between age and depression. There was a significant association between level of education and depression (p = 0.015 < 0.05). The study established that there was a moderate significant relationship (r = -.364, p = .000 ≤ 0.05) between social support and depression among individuals undergoing rehabilitation from drug and substance use in rehabilitation centres in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, Kenya. The study recommended that rehabilitation centres should include vigorous mental health services like regular psychiatric evaluations, counseling, and individualized therapy sessions to directly address depression levels among clients.