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Covid-19 mental toll on Malaysia: Health Ministry receive 122,328 calls on its help hotlines since Jan

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 — A staggering 89.4 per cent or 109,806 out of 122,328 calls made to the Health Ministry’s help hotlines since the year started has been requests for emotional and psychological support.

“From January 1, 2021 to June 18, 2021, the Psychosocial Support Helpline received a total of 122,328 calls. The statistics were received through the Psychosocial Support Helpline established in collaboration with Mercy Malaysia, as well as the helplines of other government agencies such as the Kasih Line under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development and the KSK-Care Line under the Department of Islamic Development.

“The ministry also conducted a webinar session to the community on mental health topics closely related to stress during the Covid-19 pandemic. The session was conducted by psychiatrists, psychological officers from hospitals as well as counsellors from the Perkama International Association,” he added.

 

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