The study also found several maladaptive coping strategies among the youths such as vaping and smoking
There are vast inequalities in social infrastructure that need reform.
This was a mixed-methods study which targeted participants aged 10 to 17 living in selected PPRs in the Klang Valley. As reported by Bernama, Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni said the factors contributing to mental health problems among children and teenagers include economic pressure, cramped living conditions and peer pressure.
Several hindrances for help-seeking were identified, including lack of trust, perceived ineffectiveness of support and personality of the individual. Deputy Local Government Development Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir Some netizens also shared their thoughts on this study with a few speaking about their experience living in PPRs.PPRs are essentially a slum. I know because I came from there. From Pekeliling Flat where you can see drug addicts overdosed while you were just in kindergarten, or mentally-ill adult sons beating their mothers or trying to throw her down the balcony.
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