Suicide Archives

20 September 2023

World

WHO: Decriminalisation Reduced Deaths By Suicide In Singapore

WHO's new suicide policy brief highlights a Singapore case study, where deaths by suicide dropped 45% in the nine months post-decriminalisation in 2020. Singapore police play a vital role as first-line responders for suicidal ideation or suicide attempts.

21 June 2023

Malaysia

Kelvin Yii: Destigmatise Mental Health Within MOH Itself

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii calls for the destigmatisation of mental health within the Ministry of Health itself, so that health care workers can openly seek help without fear of jeopardising their career progression prospects.

20 June 2023

Malaysia

CodeBlue Launches Poll On Health Workers’ Mental Health

Government health care professionals or workers are invited to participate in a short CodeBlue survey (Eng/ BM) on mental health issues in the public health service (MOH/ MOHE/ Mindef). Please email CodeBlue to access the poll (codeblue@galencentre.org).

29 May 2023

Malaysia

Attempted Suicide Rate Rises To 10% Among Malaysian Teens: NHMS Survey

NHMS 2022 survey shows an increase in suicidal thought and attempted suicide rates to 13.1% and 9.5% respectively among Malaysian teens aged 13-17. Higher prevalence reported among girls – 18.5% (suicidal thought), 13.4% (attempted suicide) – than boys.

24 May 2023

Malaysia

Dewan Rakyat Passes Amendments To Mental Health Act

The Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023 empowers crisis intervention officers to apprehend individuals with mental disorders posing a threat to themselves or others.

22 May 2023

Malaysia

Bandar Kuching MP: Allocate 2.4% Of National Health Budget To Hospital Psychiatric Services

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii urges Malaysia to establish a unified mental health surveillance system, tracking disorders like suicide, depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia through a comprehensive database.

22 May 2023

Malaysia

Parliament Passes Bill To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide In Historic Move

Dewan Rakyat unanimously passes bill to decriminalise attempted suicide, marking a historic milestone in Malaysia’s mental health and legal landscape.

22 May 2023

Malaysia

Kuala Langat MP Calls For Better Mental Health Services As Government Bids To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide

Kuala Langat MP Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi urges government support for a dedicated recovery and treatment centre to aid individuals in emotional distress or contemplating self-harm.

25 April 2023

World

Criminalising Suicide Only Makes It Worse

If the aim of criminalising suicide attempts is to deter people from ending their lives and protect the vulnerable, it has failed.

20 April 2023

World

The Alternatives Which Can Help Prevent Suicide

There are other legislations and programmes to help prevent suicide other than criminalising suicide attempts.

Tag: Suicide

WHO: Decriminalisation Reduced Deaths By Suicide In Singapore

Kelvin Yii: Destigmatise Mental Health Within MOH Itself

CodeBlue Launches Poll On Health Workers’ Mental Health

Attempted Suicide Rate Rises To 10% Among Malaysian Teens: NHMS Survey

Dewan Rakyat Passes Amendments To Mental Health Act

Bandar Kuching MP: Allocate 2.4% Of National Health Budget To Hospital Psychiatric Services

Parliament Passes Bill To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide In Historic Move

Kuala Langat MP Calls For Better Mental Health Services As Government Bids To Decriminalise Attempted Suicide

Criminalising Suicide Only Makes It Worse

The Alternatives Which Can Help Prevent Suicide

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Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA