COMMENT | Act now to avert mental health crisis post-MCO3
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COMMENT | The Covid-19 pandemic has caused more than 1,700 deaths and 445,000 cases in Malaysia so far (as of 10 May 2021). Beyond the staggering numbers, this pandemic is also causing a significant mental health crisis that is even more palpable after a year. As Malaysia starts MCO3, we must act now to prevent a mental health crisis precipitated by MCO3.
In this article, we share three sobering statistics to demonstrate the impact of Covid-19 and MCOs on mental health in Malaysia, provide three reasons why mental health is deteriorating, and propose three systemic solutions to improve our mental health infrastructure in Malaysia for this pandemic.
THIS year HELP University celebrates 21 years since the founding of its Centre for Psychology, which has evolved into the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences comprising the Department of Psychology, CAREERsense@HELP, and the Centre for Counselling and Psychological Services.
HELP is the first private institution of higher learning in Malaysia to offer a viable pathway in psychology for students who wanted to study in Australia and New Zealand through transfer programmes with institutions like the University of South Australia, Curtin University, and Otago University.
While there is great interest today to do psychology, it was not always the case 21 years ago.
It is reported that the videos have since circulated on other social media platforms.
The deceased was identified as 30-year-old Shahzad Ahmed
Wangsa Maju police chief Ashari Abu Samah told Malaysiakini that the employer failed to pay the deceased s salary from December 2020 to April 2021 due to financial problems. Based on the investigations, the company had financial problems as it was affected by the Movement Control Order (MCO). It had offered to pay him an advanced payment, but the deceased refused as he wanted his salary to be fully paid, Ashari revealed. The deceased s co-worker alleged that the deceased had a family dispute in Pakistan and felt pressured into sending money back home.
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