Through this work, the author hopes to generate greater education and awareness about mental health within society. In so doing, she hopes to encourage leaders in various roles, including policymakers, mental health professionals, advocates and community members, to engage in improving mental health
Through this work, the author hopes to generate greater education and awareness about mental health within society. In so doing, she hopes to encourage leaders in various roles, including policymakers, mental health professionals, advocates and community members, to engage in improving mental healthcare for the country and to increase the acceptance of those living with mental illness in the wider community.
Most importantly, the author hopes that this report will help shift the erroneous perception of mental illness as a personal weakness, towards seeing it as a valid health condition that is treatable with professional help. She hopes to encourage those living with mental health conditions to not be ashamed to seek help, and to renew their spirits in working towards recovery and leading a productive, meaningful and consequential life.
Treatment for mental illness is becoming a pressing public health issue in Malaysia, given that barely two years ago, as many as one in three adults were estimated to be living in a state of psychological ill health and at risk of developing a diagnosable mental disorder.
Against the rising demand, pressure is mounting to develop good access to mental healthcare resources. Yet, while the government has done some paperwork to strengthen mental health services, on the ground, access to these services remains riddled with challenges.
Firstly, there is limited availability of mental health specialists, especially in government hospitals. Workforce shortage and uneven distribution of services have resulted in certain states and rural areas being underserved and lacking access to treatment resources.
Affordability is another key barrier. Though public healthcare is low-cost, long waiting times and shortened consultation hours have greatly compromised care quality. Private treatment is an alternative option, but is expensive and far beyond the means of the average Malaysian.
Stigma and negative public attitudes make up the final, but no less damaging, ‘invisible’ barrier. Stigma against mental illness appears both in systemic forms, such as the lack of mental health insurance coverage, as well as social discrimination in the workplace and within family circles. Because of this, the mentally ill suffer unnecessary shame and are discouraged from seeking help for their conditions.
Penang Institute is one of Malaysia’s major think tanks. Funded by the Penang state government, it was established in 1997 (as SERI, the Socio-economic and Environmental Research Institute), and underwent a name change in 2011 as part of a rebranding exercise to reflect the heightened ambitions of the state to secure Penang’s reputation as an intellectual hub and as the culture capital of the country, and to enhance Penang’s reputation in ASEAN and beyond.
With the tagline “Making Ideas Work”, Penang Institute encourages bold and innovative thinking not only in academic disciplines but also through the support it gives to literature and culture by way of events such as book launches, public literature seminars; through its public policy briefs, ISSUES, Monographs; through interviews with notable personalities on current state of affairs and trends in the form of podcast recordings which is available in three languages, as well as the Penang Institute Chats; and through its renown magazine Penang Monthly. In times of crisis, Penang Institute will contribute to the management of such crises by publishing informed papers on the local situation and on how this relates to events and initiatives undertaken in other parts of the world.
More concretely, the Institute’s ambitions are the following:
For these purposes, the Institute is built around three research programmes (Socioeconomics & Statistics; Urban & Heritage Studies; History & Regional Studies), a publishing unit, an Executive Director’s office and a resource centre. Also attached to us are the Penang Education Council and PEKA – Youth Community Coordinator Programme. The Institute also functions as the Secretariat for the Dr Wu Lien-teh Society.
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