KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 — The Mental Health Crisis Helpline, HEAL 15555, has received over 48,000 calls related to suicidal behaviour from 2022 until June this year, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — The Gallup Global Emotions 2024 report, which offers a snapshot of its latest measurements of people’s positive and negative daily experiences, has ranked Malaysia among the countries in the world with the lowest negative experiences.

PUTRAJAYA, May 16 — One million individuals in Malaysia aged 15 years and above suffer from depression, according to the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023 report released today.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Malaysian workplaces still have work to do when it comes to overall mental health and stress support for employees, according to Jobstreet by SEEK’s 2024 Hiring, Compensation, and Benefits Report.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — Mental health problems remain a pressing concern in Malaysia, with projections of a 10 per cent surge in cases by 2025.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 — The Malaysian Youth Mental Health Index 2023 (MyMHI’23), which assesses the mental health of youth aged between 15 and 30, was launched today.

PUTRAJAYA, March 22 — The government is focused on ensuring that individuals with mental problems, including suicidal, are given treatment rather than punishment, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Legal and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.

SHAH ALAM, March 14 — The Selangor Mental Health Association (SMHA) has expressed interest in collaborating with the state administration to conduct mental health activities.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has allocated RM12 million to provide free training for 10,000 workers through the Occupational Mental Health First Aid programme this year.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 — A total of 17,300 mental health screenings have been recorded as of November 15, less than a month since the MyMinda module on the MySejahtera application was introduced on October 21, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

BANGI, Nov 1 — According to the Health Ministry’s diagnosis through MyMinda, a new component which was launched in the MySejahtera application on Oct 22, 1,315 individuals aged 18 and above showed suicidal tendencies.

PETALING JAYA, Oct 22 — The Health Ministry (MOH) will develop a mental health action plan for children and teenagers to overcome the rise in mental health cases involving that group.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Prisons Department is encouraging non-governmental organisations to collaborate in providing counselling services to inmates serving drug abuse sentences.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The establishment of a mental health institute (MHI) can catalyse better management of mental health issues, said a psychiatric expert.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — A Mental Health Institution will be established to address mental health issue, which has become a priority and growing concern for the government, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KOTA BHARU, Aug 6 — The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has successfully handled 63,399 cases nationwide involving patients with physical and mental health issues through its Return To Work (RTW) programme from 2022 until June this year.

SHAH ALAM, July 2 — Selangor has prepared a comprehensive ecosystem for the treatment of mental health issues among its residents, said state executive councillor for public health Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud.

PUTRAJAYA, June 19 — The existing stress and mental health management measures for health workers are sufficient but can be improved if necessary, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 — Jenny, a journalist who declined to be named for safety reasons, was never a heavy social media user.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 — A study conducted by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) found that stress, health status and the working environment are the three main factors that contribute to suicidal tendencies among its personnel and officers.