7 November 2019 Malaysia Qualitas Touts GPs As First Line Of Care For Mental Health Patients may have been visiting GPs for health issues without realising it may be mental health-related, says chairman.
6 November 2019 World Smoking May Affect Mental Health, Study Shows Researcher thinks nicotine affects the pathway in the brain linked to mental health.
28 October 2019 World Singapore Social Service Council’s Mental Health Campaign Starts Phase 2 The campaign stemmed from research indicating that Singaporeans are reluctant to work with people with mental health issues.
25 October 2019 Malaysia MOH Gets Tiny Mental Health 2020 Budget Raise The sector’s budget is up by 2.81% from 2019.
10 October 2019 Malaysia Befrienders Launches Sticker Campaign On Mental Health Day Oct 10 is observed as World Mental Health Day.
2 October 2019 World ‘Sadfishing’ May Worsen Children’s Mental Health These children can also be vulnerable to online groomers.
6 September 2019 World New York Bill Allows Students To Get Mental Health Days Off Students will be able to skip school for mental health reasons if the bill is passed.
26 July 2019 Malaysia Bipartisan Parliament Group Moots Attempted Suicide Decriminalisation, Mental Health Insurance The bipartisan all-party parliamentary group (APPG) will also involve insurance companies, psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health patients.
23 July 2019 Malaysia Syed Saddiq: Youths With Mental Health Issues Fear Workplace Discrimination The Young and Sports Ministry has called for dialogues about mental health, including at public universities.
18 July 2019 Malaysia MOH: Mental Health Insurance Will Cut Patients’ Costs AIA Malaysia's mental health benefit that covers six disorders.