Social Welfare Dept to counsel pupils affected by Sg Kim Kim chemical waste pollution
17 March 2019
JOHOR BARU, March 17 — The state government, through the Social Welfare Department , will provide counselling services to students to help them recover from and get over the trauma of being affected by the chemical waste pollution in Sungai Kim Kim in Pasir Gudang. “Primary school pupils are more likely to have been traumatised by the incident and after getting mass treatment at the Medic Base or hospitals.
Liow said so far JKM had 35 counsellors, comprising 15 psychology and counselling officers and 20 with the psychological support team.“Other than that, agencies under the National Population and Family Development Board and the Darul Takzim Family Development Foundation also have adequate counselling teams that can assist us,” she said.
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