Question: “I don’t know what I need from therapy – but I know I need help!” I’ve been working with a client for a couple of months now and we’re still not clear on what the client needs from therapy. In our initial session, I tried to set some goals and aims, but he said that […]
MEDIA STATEMENT IDEAS and Relate Mental Health Malaysia: Urgent Action Needed to Stem Rise of Youth Suicide in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, 18 February 2021 – Suicide is the leading cause of death among young people in Malaysia, with the economic cost of suicide estimated to be RM 346.2 million in 2019, according […]
What is self-injury? Self-injury is the intentional act of harming yourself without the intention of suicide, such as scratching, cutting or burning. We need to urgently address self-injury in our society as self-injury is increasingly common especially among youths and it can increase the risk of death by suicide up to 7 times. Who is […]
This paper examines the status of youth suicides in Malaysia and provides policy recommendations for prevention.
Youth suicide costs a staggering RM350 mil each year, according to Relate Malaysia’s new study. In the paper, Economic Cost of Youth Suicide Malaysia, Relate Malaysia found that, for every youth suicide in 2019, the Malaysian economy lost RM676,165. Dr Chua Sook Ning – clinical psychologist and founder of Relate Malaysia – said the shocking […]
