In March 2019, Cuepacs (Congress of Union of Employees in the Public and Civil Services Malaysians) released a statement saying that more than 400, 000 civil servants (or 20-30%) experience emotional stress, with a number of them needing psychiatric treatment. This was quickly followed by a press conference by the Public Service Department disputing the […]
Election promises
Elections are around the corner, and all cards are on the table. Politicians on both sides are slinging mud, trying to undercut the other. Promises are made to increase minimum wage, to create new jobs, to give cash handouts, to ease loans and reintroduce fuel subsidies among other things. Just several years ago, the government […]
Public perception of mental health Part 2
Do mental health issues personally affect me? Now some of us may be thinking, “do mental health issues personally affect me?”. And don’t get me wrong, if you are not battling with a mental health issue, that is a good – great thing in fact. However, it is interesting to note that according to the […]
Review of The Human Exhibit: Mental Health
Relate Mental Health Malaysia was part of a ground-breaking theater production on Mental Health by I’M Entertainment. ‘The Human Exhibit’ is one journey that the audience will take to watch different representations of certain mental illnesses. Instead of looking at paintings/sculptures, there will be a human representation of the mental illness in the form of dance, […]
Public perception of mental health Part 1
Minister of Welfare, Community Well Being, Women, Family and Childhood Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah had worded perfectly what one of the common stigmas surrounding “mental illness” has been (in the context of a lack of awareness): “Mental health is a very misunderstood issue and many associate it with madness. We should not simply dismiss […]
