PETALING JAYA: The Ministry of Health (MOH) will develop a mental health action plan for children and teenagers to overcome the rise in mental health ...
: The Ministry of Health will develop a mental health action plan for children and teenagers to overcome the rise in mental health cases involving that group.
On Oct 14, Dr Zaliha announced that based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey report, a total of 424,000 children in the country experienced mental health issues throughout the past year and this trend is seen to be increasing post-COVID-19. “Through MyMinda, users can check their mental health status by answering healthy mind screening questions to assess themselves, get psychoeducational materials and access psychosocial support services,’ she said.
Dr Zaliha said the module was developed following the constraints of mental health professionals, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and now at least one MHPSS team has been created in every district and hospital.
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