Depression — A serious threat to our mental health
By Jasmine Badun Book title: A Cure For DarknessAuthor: Alex RileyPublication year: 2021Publisher: Ebury PressISBN: 9781785039027Price: RM69.90 “A Cure for Darkness” is science writer Alex Riley’s debut of storytelling on his personal experience with depression, along with the history of the science of mental health and the search for cures. After years of cognitive behavioural […]
Pustaka Negeri Sarawak virtual health talk on Monday
MIRI: Pustaka Negeri Sarawak will be conducting its virtual health talk series on mental and bipolar disorder on Monday (Nov 22). The session is scheduled to be held at 10am on Pustaka Sarawak’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. It will feature a guest speaker, Dr Frederick Tonen, medical officer from the Psychiatry Unit, while the […]
Address mental health issues among minority groups
KUCHING: The government should provide support to address the mental health challenges among minor groups living in the interior areas of Sarawak. Hope Place founder Kelvin Wan, who sometimes visited small villages in the deep rural regions in order to deliver aid, said these minor groups such as the Penans and Kayans often had a […]
Psychiatrist backs decriminalising attempted suicide
BY PETRONELLA FELIX KUCHING: Decriminalising attempted suicide will encourage people with mental health issues to seek professional help, opines psychiatrist Dr Gan Chee Kuan. He said this in response to a statement by former deputy prime minister Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail on Wednesday (Sept 29), calling the government to expedite the decriminalisation of attempted […]
State records lower crime rate
KUCHING: Sarawak recorded a 25.5 percent decrease in crime index during the first seven months of this year with 568 cases reported, compared to the same period last year. Property crime also decreased by 40.73 percent with 848 cases reported. Most of the crimes were committed by people between the ages of 26 to 40 […]
Mental health govt’s priority in battling Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR: Managing mental health is now the government’s utmost priority to ensure the curve of Covid-19 infection not only could be flattened but defeated as well, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. He said the Covid-19 outbreak for over a year has caused an impact on human psychology especially mental health not […]
Report accurate mental health news, media urged
KUCHING: The media have been urged to report accurate news on mental health concerns. Minister of Youth and Sports, Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah made the call in his opening speech during the virtual Asean Youth Mental Health Conference in Southeast Asia’ conference yesterday (July 31). In his speech, Abdul Karim, who is also Minister […]
Mental health issues growing more serious
By Sakini Mohd Said RECENTLY on her Facebook, a journalist, Zulaikha Rahim, sadly wrote, “Will go through retrenchment, again … Be strong.” Her message was short and terse but it spoke volumes of the feeling of gloom that enveloped her. Up to June 2 this year, she considered herself as a member of the M40 […]
Adolescent pregnancies down 21 pct from year 2016 to 2019
KUCHING: Sarawak has seen an overall 21 percent decrease in number of adolescent pregnancies from 2016 to last year and Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah hopes to see a further decline. The Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said that in 2016, there were 2,481 adolescent pregnancies recorded. “This decreased to 1,967 last […]
Man falls to his death in mall
KUCHING: A 30-year-old man believed to have fallen from the third floor of a shopping mall here today has died. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail confirmed the incident occurred around 1.20pm. “The man, an OKU (person with disability) cardholder, was pronounced dead while receiving treatment at Sarawak General Hospital (SGH). “According to witnesses, the […]
