KUCHING, April 12 ― The government should consider including mentally ill people under the people with disabilities (OKU) category, said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye. The Alliance for a...
Lee says on the welfare services front, they should be accorded opportunities in employment to help them return to the mainstream and not be a burden to society. ― The Borneo Post picKUCHING, April 12 ― The government should consider including mentally ill people under the people with disabilities category, said Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye .
“But increasingly as reflected worldwide, mental health has gained more prominence. In Malaysia, we need to do more for those who suffer from mental illness,” he said in a statement.He said mental health issues at the workplace should be given due attention as the productivity of the staff of any organisation depended on their mental health.
He said issues related to mental health at the workplace can also have a direct impact on all stakeholders of the workplace including the employers, customers and the community in which the organisation is located.“No workplace is immune to mental disorders and their impact in psychological, social and economic terms is high.
“They need to be addressed urgently at the workplace so that problems like depression, mental illness and psychiatric disorders can be avoided. “Mental health education and promotion, which aims to address the rise of psychosocial problems in our society, is most essential in view of our aspiration to achieve developed nation status which obviously will exert tremendous pressure to deal with our daily responsibilities which could lead to stressful predicaments.
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