Tuesday, 20 Apr 2021 01:54 PM MYT
According to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development the National Counselling Policy will be introduced to address the mental health issues in the community. ― IStock.com/AFP pic
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PUTRAJAYA, April 20 ― The National Counselling Policy will be introduced to address the mental health issues in the community by empowering the counselling services, according to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM).
The ministry, in a statement today, said the move was among the matters agreed at the National Social Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin via video conference yesterday.
20 Apr 2021 / 13:29 H.
PUTRAJAYA: The National Counselling Policy will be introduced to address the mental health issues in the community by empowering the counselling services, according to the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (KPWKM).
The ministry, in a statement today, said the move was among the matters agreed at the National Social Council meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin via video conference yesterday.
The meeting also raised the need for the involvement of all ministries and agencies to address mental health issues in the community as well as create social intervention measures on the matter.
It also said that the level of national preparedness and strategy for the ageing nation status by 2030 were also discussed, covering aspects of elderly care, finance and social protection, education, and employment for senior citizens through the formulation of the senior citizen action plan.