ABOUT RELATE MALAYSIA
Relate Mental Health Malaysia is an organization established to
- To increase mental health literacy and awareness.
- To promote prevention and early intervention through research, outreach and policy recommendations.
- To develop effective, accessible, evidence-based interventions.
- To encourage the establishment of community support and services for all who need them.
Our vision is for every Malaysian to have equal opportunity to enjoy the fundamental human right to the highest attainable standard of mental health.
Our philosophy is that there is no health without mental health.
Our work focuses on three main areas.
- Community
We collaborate with agencies and communities to improve mental health literacy and mental health care in Malaysia. We create a safe community to listen to and support Malaysians with mental health conditions. - Care
We provide accessible online psychological services to all Malaysians.
We provide free online confidential mental health screening and treatment recommendations.
As a Lembaga Kaunseling Malaysia accredited trainer, we provide Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training by internationally renowned mental health experts to improve client care and recovery outcomes in Malaysia. - Change
We work alongside academic partners to create effective population-based psychological interventions. We provide health economics and behavioral analyses and communicate our findings across agencies and communities.
About Mental Health
Mental health is your emotional, psychological and social well-being. It is how you think, feel and act. Just as we take care of our physical health, we have to take care of our mental health too.
Many factors contribute to your mental health such as:
- Biological factors such as genetics or brain chemistry
- Life experience such as abuse or a stressful life event
- Family history of mental health problems
- Thinking patterns
Many of us fall ill and are affected physically, emotionally and mentally particularly when we are under stress. Mental illness is something that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. This often affects the person's ability to relate to others and function every day. Mental health problems are common but help is available and many people do recover.
According to the National Health and Morbidity Survey in 2015¹, the prevalence rate of mental health problems among children aged 5–15 was 12% and the prevalence rate of mental health problems among adults aged 16 years and above in Malaysia was 29.2%. This means about 1 in 3 people suffer from a mental health problem.
The World Health Organization mental health report released in 2014 on the profile of Malaysia² showed there are only that there is only 1 psychiatrist and 1 psychologist available for 100,000 people.
References:
1. National Health & Morbidity Survey 2015 (www.iku.gov.my—nhmsreport2015vol2.pdf)
2. WHO Mental health Atlas country profile for Malaysia 2014. (http://www.who.int/mental_health/evidence/atlas/profiles-2014/mys.pdf?ua=1)
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