mental health bulletin

MENTAL HEALTH BULLETIN
Persatuan Kesihatan Mental Malaysia
PATRON: TOH PUAN DATO’ SERI HJH. DR. AISHAH ONG
December 2013 (3/13)
KDN PP/5342/02/2013 (031842)
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CONTENTS
Enabled or disabled by society?
Note from the editor
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President message
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Depressed Cake winner
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Q&A: Mental illness, … working
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Job Coaching, supported employment... 6
Adjusting work environment and selective modification of
tasks have enabled people with disabilities [PWDs] such
as, the blind, deaf, physically handicapped, and people with learning difficulty to become independent and be part of a workforce.
Similarly, selected tasks at work; working hour modifications and supportive colleagues as well as society, would be able to help people with mental
illness who are treated, to be employed and to sustain at work.
Clinical psychiatrists, Dr. Ng Chong Guan and Dr. Anne Yee talk about
people with mental illness and returning to work while former MMHA Client, Chan Kee Whay expresses the importance of supportive and understanding bosses at work.
Tan and Terumi Shikata explain briefly about supportive employment;
the role of job coaches in helping PWDs to get accustomed to a job;
employers and staff to understand and support the PWDs at work
and Japan‟s legislation on compulsory allocation of 2% to 2.3% of
jobs for PWDs or be subject to a fine
Malaysia‟s quota for employment of PWDs is 1%. Pathmanathan a/l
R. Nalasamy highlights on the benefits available for registered Malaysian
PWDs.
Dr. Phang Cheng Kar continues on the final part of the „7 Habits of Highly
Mindful People‟ on unconditional acceptance and learning to see thing
with new eyes.
With increasing suicides and an increasingly aging population, it is heartening to see societal initiatives such as the creative „Depressed Cakes‟
competition which was held in Kuala Lumpur recently, to raise awareness
and understanding about mental illness.
Merry Christmas to all readers!
The Editor
A Client Shares: Returning to work
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Social Welfare & OKU [Malay]
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7 Habits of Highly Mindful People
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MMHA Activities & Donations
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MMHA increasing public awareness
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Sponsorship form
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EDITORIAL
President / Advisor
Datin Dr. Ang Kim Teng
Editor
Tan Tang Peng
Editorial team
Dr Ng Chong Guan
Dr Anne Yee
Dr. Looi Poh Suan
Dr. Eileen Nadarajah
Catherine Teong
Evelyn Samuel
Santa Kumarie
Nurhijjah bt. Mat Zin
Alwin Mah Siew Chung
Jo Phang Yun Sze
Tan Tang Peng
Publisher:
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World Mental Health Day for 2013 focuses on Mental Health and Older People, dealing with
dementia and depression and other mental health problems associated with older people. More
importantly, the focus is on promoting mental wellness and staying mentally fit as we age. Aging is inevitable but we can make a difference to the quality of life in old age.
An aging person should try to keep himself/herself healthy by staying physically, mentally,
socially and spiritually active to prevent physical and mental deterioration. Go for walks or do
other forms of exercises, be socially connected with neighbors, friends, relatives or religious
groups, or get involved in voluntary and community activities.
Keep learning new things and keep abreast with happenings in the community, the country and the world to
stay mentally active. This way, aging people will not only keep themselves physically, but also mentally
healthy.
MMHA wishes our senior citizens active aging for physical and mental wellbeing to keep the doctor away.
"Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength."
-Betty Friedan (1921-2006), in www.psychologytoday.com-
Datin Dr. Ang Kim Teng
President, Malaysian Mental Health Association
Hari Kesihatan Mental Sedunia 2013, memberi fokus kepada Warga Emas dan Kesihatan Mental, cara-cara
berhadapan untuk mengatasi dementia, kemurungan dan masalah-masalah kesihatan mental yang berkaitan
dengan golongan berusia. Sejajar dengan situasi ini fokus kepada promosi kesihatan mental yang baik adalah
sangat penting apabila seseorang meningkat usia. Proses penuaan bukanlah sesuatu yang dapat di elakkan
tetapi kita boleh melakukan perubahan supaya kualiti hidup dapat dinikmati pada peringkat tersebut.
Seseorang yang meningkat usia perlu setiasa kekal aktif secara fizikal, mental, sosial dan rohaninya bagi
mengelakkan kemerosotan mental dan fizikal. Diantara aktiviti-aktiviti yang boleh dilakukan adalah seperti
bersiar-siar , senaman, berhubung dengan jiran-jiran, rakan-rakan, saudara mara mahupun aktiviti keagamaan,
atau menjadi sukarelawan dalam aktiviti komuniti di kawasan masing-masing.
Meneruskan minat untuk mempelajari perkara yang baru dan sentiasa mengikuti perkembangan semasa
mengenai masyarakat setempat, Negara dan dunia dapat menjadikan minda kita lebih aktif. Cara di atas
bukan sahaja menjadikan warga emas lebih aktif tetapi apa yang lebih penting ialah mempunyai minda yang
aktif dan sihat..
MMHA berharap semua golongan warga emas dapat terus aktif secara fizikal dan mental untuk tidak perlu
mendapat rawatan doktor kerana anda mempunyai fizikal dan mental yang sihat.
“Meningkat usia bukan bermakna hilangnya keremajaan tetapi merupakan satu
tahap kehidupan yang memberi kita peluang serta kekuatan yang baru”
- Betty Friedan (1921-2006). Sumber : www.psychologytoday.comDatin Dr. Ang Kim Teng
Presiden, Persatuan Kesihatan Mental Malaysia
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2013年的WMHDAY专注于心理健康与老年人，处理老年痴呆症和忧郁症，以及和老年人有关
的其他心理健康的问题。此外，我们更注重在老龄化时期，促进精神健康和保持精神健全。衰
老是不可避免的，但是我们能够改变年老时的生活素质。
老龄化的人应尽量保持他/她的身体，精神，社交和心灵上的活跃，以保持健康和防止身体和
智力减退。他们可以出外散步或做些运动，与邻居、亲朋戚友或宗教团体联络关系，或参与义
务及社区活动。
不断学习新的事情与保持对社区、国家与国际时事的了解，以维持精神和心理健康的活跃。这样一来，老龄化
的人不但可以保持身体健康，也可以保持精神上的健全。
MMHA希望长者有着活跃与积极的身心健康，以避免任何的疾病。
“衰老不是逝去的青春，而是展现机会和实力的新阶段。”
贝蒂·弗里丹(1921-2006). 取自于www.psychologytoday.com
A BIG THANK YOU!
'Depressed Cake Shop‟ concept was started by Emma Thomas in London in 2011 to help make conversa-
tions around the taboo subject of depression over a piece of cake. Cakes were made in gray shades in various creative ways to create a platform for discussion and media coverage. 'Depressed Cake Shop‟ campaign
was brought to Malaysia by Datin Sabrinah Morad and her friends in a two day Carnival to celebrate the 5th
anniversary of Malaysia‟s formation at Bangkung Row in Bangsar. A big thank you to The KL Depressed
Cake Shop team, and special thanks to Datin Sabrinah Morad who initiated this event to raise fund for
MMHA.
Mariana Hashim is the winner in the depressed cakes competition held by The KL Depressed Cake Shop. Her
cake is named „Beautiful‟*.
‘Beautiful’*
Beautiful* is a double-layered red velvet cake
Topped with 'rosette swirls' of cheesy cream
Coloured grey elegance with sprinkled glittering wake
Inside … a raw deep red interior gleams
Symbolising a blurring of the line
Between ugliness and beauty
Touch and taste it with a caring mind
Appreciating and revealing an inner beauty!
Datin Sabrinah, 2nd on the left and Toh Puan Dato'
Seri Dr. Aishah Ong , MMHA patron on the right.
Why did I choose this design? What is my message ?
My answer is very simple. You can look beautiful and perfect in the outside but actually it is raw and
red inside. As beauty can be truly ugly too. So you need to cut inside to see, to touch and taste to know
the truth behind the beauty. To know, appreciate and love ourselves are the 1st steps to being beautiful
inside out.
-by Mariana HashimMMHA MENTAL HEALTH BULLETIN December 2013 3/2013
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Q1: Can someone with mental illness return to work?
A1: People with mental illnesses do recover and can resume their normal activities or duties. In fact, one of the aims of
psychiatric rehabilitation is to train and support all our clients to return to work as soon as possible.
Q2: What is the employment rate of patients with mental illness?
A2: Studies in the United States revealed that the employment rate of people with disabling mental disorders, like
schizophrenia, was between 22% and 40%, as compared to people without mental illness, between 76% and 87%
(Mechanic, Bilder, & McAlpine, 2002). Local studies found that 58%-68% of 258 schizophrenic patients were
unemployed in Malaysia (Mubarak, 2005; Mubarak, Baba, Low, and Quah, 2003). Extrapolating from these studies, it is
estimated that 1.5 million Malaysians with mental illness are unemployed, thus signifying a great loss to the nation‟s
economy.
Q3: What are the barriers that inhibit the patients with mental illness from returning to work?
A3: According to McAlpine and Warner who did literature review on the barriers to employment among persons with
mental illness, barriers to employment for mental illness can be categorised into the four areas listed below:
(a)Illness characteristics: The chronic but cyclical nature of many symptoms such as fatigue, poor concentration,
restlessness of mental illness will make it difficult for individuals to maintain work continuously over long periods of
time. This may explain some variation in employment outcomes.
(b) Client characteristics: Not surprisingly, many of the sociodemographic characteristics that are correlated with
unemployment for the general population such as older age, gender, and fewer years of education, are also closely
correlated with unemployment for persons with mental disorders (Baldwin & Johnson, 1995; Schechter, 1997).
(c) Access to services and mental health treatment: Access to mental health treatments, including medications with
fewer side effects, will not only enhance functioning but also increase the ability to return to work earlier and maintain
employment.
(d) Characteristics of the workplace and labor market: Workplace characteristics such as the stigma associated with
mental illness, the lack of accommodations, and labor market characteristics are the central barriers to employment
among persons with mental illnesses.
Q4: Is it true that patients with mental illness can only perform low level duties?
A4: People with mental illness, like everyone else, have the potential to work at any level depending on their own
abilities, experience and motivation. For example, Kay Redfield Jamieson, who is suffering from bipolar disorder, has
been given treatment and is today the Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She has
written extensively on mood disorders and manic-depressive illnesses.
Q5: What are the rehabilitations required for patients with mental illness before returning to work?
A5: Traditional vocational programs (prevocational training, skills training, sheltered work) remained popular. Various
supported employment programs proved to be successful in securing competitive employment for those people with
psychiatric conditions. Communication skills training and stress management are also important in the rehabilitation
programs.
Q6: Are there any societies or organizations that assist patients with mental illness in securing job employment?
A6: MMHA and those rehabilitation units within major hospitals with psychiatric units (eg. UMMC, HUKM, HBUK)
do provide these types of services.
Dr. Ng Chong Guan studied Master of Psychological Medicine (MPM) and a PhD fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology. He is currently a clinical psychiatrist, and
associate professor in psychiatry in University Malaya, and the Vice President of MMHA. Dr. Anne Yee is a clinical psychiatrist and medical lecturer at University
Malaya Medical Center (UMMC) and University Malaya (UM). She has special interest researching on addiction and dual diagnosis.
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Job coaching in Supported Employment approach, has been implemented in Malaysia for people with disabilities [PWDs or OKUs] such as the blind, the deaf and the physical handicapped and mental illness.
On the 3rd August 2013, Katsura Oikawa, an advisor, and Terumi Shikata, a job coach trainer, both from
JICA and Social Welfare department were invited to speak on job coaching at MMHA. According to Terumi, legislation in Japan requires compulsory corporate social responsibility [CSR] on employers to fulfil the
quota of 2% (Private Sector) and 2.3% (Public Sector) job opportunities for PWDs or face a monetary fine
which goes to help with the training of the country‟s PWDs. Malaysia has a 1% allocation of employment
opportunities for PWDs. Terumi noted that many Malaysian trained job coaches only actively support their
own members to open employment such as in non-governmental associations, hotels, and supermarkets.
With better medications and treatment of people with the mental illness, many have been able to return to
work without disclosing their illness because of stigmatization on mental illness. However, some relapse and
are unable to sustain in the workforce. They become DISABLED by the lack of employment adjustments
and support.
Interestingly, the meaning of disability is NOT a malfunction or handicap of an individual, but, a result of
restriction of participation, social exclusion and inequality of opportunities imposed upon the PWDs by our
society (Ogawa, 2012; Kenji Kuno, et al, 2012) . Some people with mental illness who are treated, have high
intellectual functionality, while others may have the characteristics of people with slow or learning difficulties or have lower educational prerequisites. Thus, interpreting the meaning of disability just mentioned, malfunction or handicap of a person with mental illness can include symptoms of mental illness such as fatigue,
poor concentration, restlessness and occasional inappropriate but harmless behavioral expressions.
To enable this group of treated and rehabilitated people with mental illness to sustain in Malaysia‟s
workforce, policy-makers and employers may need to consider enforcing the 1% allocation of job
opportunities for PWDs as part of CSR; providing selected tasks, flexible duration of work [and correspondingly the salary], supportive colleagues and a support plan at workplace which include buddy system or
mentoring system. Employers may invite the assigned job coach and association like MMHA, to give talks to
allay their anxiety about people with mental illness. The employer may contact the family members or the
treating doctor, as part of the support plan in employing a PWD with mental illness.
A job coach‟s role is to „work alongside‟ the treated and rehabilitated PWD with mental illness, to rectify
identified task and work issue prior to a job placement, and to help employers and staff understand and support the PWD at work. Having a job enables a person with mental illness to achieve financial independence
and gain self esteem which are vital as part of his recovery.
Some people with mental illness are not registered as OKUs or PWDs, and therefore, cannot have access to
registered job coaches‟ services. More public programs are needed to increase awareness on job coaching,
and destigmatization of mental illness. Job coaches themselves must be trained in order to understand and
assist with the differing needs of people with mental illness at work, which add new perspectives into the
concept of job coaching.
MMHA is happy to receive invitations from organizations for talk on mental wellbeing, mental illness and
supporting staff with mental illness.
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Ogawa H.,(2012). Introduction to Job Coach– Promoting Sustainable Employment of Persons with Disabilities. MPH Publishing: Petaling Jaya.
[Eds] Kenji Kuno, Yeo,S.L., Ogawa, H., Sakai, D. (2012). JOB COACH HANDBOOK– A Practical Guide to Job Coaching. MPH Publishing: Petaling Jaya.
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I was feeling rather irritable. My working colleagues at my mum‟s office can do
nothing to help me...
I was treated in University Hospital for about four years. I joined the University
Hospital‟s psychiatric day care for group therapy. There, the patients shared their
problems, sitting in a circle with Dr. R. Gonzaga. I did physical exercise, relaxation
therapy, cooking, art therapy, and carpet weaving. After one and a half year in day
care, I was referred to the Malaysian Mental Health Association [MMHA].
At MMHA, I learned how to make attractive craftworks under the guidance of a Mental Health Rehabilitation Officer , Gee. These items were sold at bazaars and exhibitions. My confidence grew. Three and a half
years later, they got me a job helping and teaching customers on how to use exercise machines. It is a bit
different from the normal gym. The machines were electrically powered. My boss was a very understanding
man.
After a year, my mum found me another job doing data entry at National Kidney Foundation. The job is
simple. I just have to key in data into the computer. In the beginning, I was slow in entering the data. Luckily my superiors and colleagues are very supportive of me. I like the environment. It has been six years now
at this NGO.
I have been doing exercise daily. I swim and walk a lot. I have been attending church regularly for the last
six years, too. Once in a while, I would play badminton and watch movies with my fellow friends who were
with me at the rehabilitation centre. I consider myself as recovered, although I still have to take medications
daily.
Family support is very important in my road to recovery. Without my mum‟s unconditional love and sacrifice, I would not be where I am now.
Note: Chan returned to Malaysia after he became unwell during his pre-university course at Oxford High
School, UK.
Editor:
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The thought of going back to work after a long period of unemployment because of mental or emotional
problems, can seem daunting. One‟s self-esteem and confidence have been affected. One may feel incompetent to do the job, worry about the ability to cope with the workload, or being discriminated. Will these be
too much and trigger a relapse, or worsening of one‟s condition?
A person with mental illness may not be 100% well to return to work. But
working in itself, has a therapeutic effect upon mental illness, and can contribute to recovery by improving financial situation, and thus, greater control over
one‟s life and choices. This also increases confidence and self-esteem with a
sense of identity, purpose and independence. The opportunity to make friends
at work gives a feeling of social inclusion, thus improving general mental
wellness. (Mental Illness Foundation of New Zealand, 2007)
Ref: Accessed 2 Dec 2013 [http://www.ostara.org.au/pages/getting-back-to-work-after-a-mental-illness.html]
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Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat memainkan peranan atau memberi perkhidmatan kepada pesakit mental yang
mengalami kecelaruan mental. Di antara jenis-jenis penyakit mental tersebut ialah seperti Organic Mental
Disorder yang serius dan kronik, Skizofrenia, Paranoid, Mood Disorder (depression, bipolar) dan other Psychotic Disorder seperti Schizoaffective Disorder dan Persistent Delusional Disorders.
Sesiapa yang mempunyai penyakit atau keadaan seperti ini boleh membuat permohonan bagi pendaftaran sebagai OKU menurut Sesyen 22 (1) Akta Orang Kurang Upaya. Bagi permohonan bagi pendaftaran sebagai
OKU mental, seseorang pemohon perlu memenuhi dua syarat utama seperti klien mestilah menjalani rawatan
psikiatri sekurang-kurangnya dua tahun olih Pakar Psikiatri untuk menentukan tahap kefungsian sosial, kognitif dan kawalan tingkah laku pesakit sebelum beliau dipertimbangkan bagi tujuan pendaftaran OKU.
Antara kemudahan dan keistimewaan adalah seperti berikut:1. Pengecualian Cukai Jalan dan lesen memandu untuk OKU Fizikal sahaja [kereta,van, motosikal
buatan tempatan sahaja]
2. Kemudahan pengangkutan awam; potongan harga sebanyak 50% diberikan kepada OKU [bas
ekspres, MAS penerbangan domestic] dan KTM.
3. Elaun RM150.00 sebulan kepada pelajar Sekolah Rendah dan Menengah, dan OKU yang tidak upaya
[RM300 untuk OKU yang terlantar], elaun Pekerja Cacat (RM 300 sebulan), geran pelancaran perni
agaan sendiri-Maksimum RM 2700.
4. Bantuan Kewangan Pelajar OKU IPT [http://www.portal.mohe.gov.my/biasiswa/oku-ipt]
5. Pengecualian bayaran dan pembaharuan daftar syarikat
6. Kod amalan akses bagi OKU:-Bangunan baru wajib ada ram dan railings, Laluan yang bersesuaian
dengan kerusi roda, Lif khas dengan reka bentuk yang sesuai, Tempat letak kereta, tandas khas dan
sebagainya.
7. Kemudahan dan galakan pelepasan cukai pendapatan.
a.Pelepasan cukai berganda kepada majikan yang melatih dan mengambil pekerja OKU
b.Pelepasan cukai sebanyak RM 5000 kepada pembayar cukai yang mempunyai anak OKU.
8. Pengecualian bayaran rawatan perubatan : Bayaran wad kelas 3, Bayaran pakar , Bayaran ubat ,
Hanya hospital kerajaan
Disediakan oleh:
En Pathmanathan a/l R. Nalasamy Ketua Penolong Pengarah, Jabatan Pembangunan OKU
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Dr. Phang‟s MINDFUL-Gym® 5-week training program has been shown to be effective for reducing stress and en-
hancing wellness among medical students in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), and critical care nurses in Hospital
Serdang. The first five of the seven basic principles presented earlier are ‘moment-to-moment attention’; ‘in the
here-and-now ‘; ‘a non-judgemental attitude‟; „detach from unhelpful thoughts’ and ‘forgive & be grateful’.
The sixth principle, unconditional acceptance doesn‟t mean that we accept everything blindly. Its true meaning is
beautifully conceptualized in the Serenity Prayer by Reinhold Niebuhr, which says, “God, please grant me the Serenity to accept the things that I cannot change, the courage to change the things that I can change, and the wisdom to
know the difference”. Another thought-provoking saying on the spirit of acceptance says,
If you can solve your problem, then what is the need of worrying?
If you cannot solve it, then what is the use of worrying?
-ShantidevaThere is no way that we can completely escape from work-related challenges (compulsory sufferings) - differing
points of views from colleagues, datelines, shortage of manpower, difficult bosses and clients etc. The most helpful
way is to accept these challenges, train the mind to cope and grow with these unavoidable challenges. With a calm and
wise mind, we are also in a better position to decide on a more suitable career choice. Thus with acceptance, we can
avoid the unnecessary „optional sufferings‟ in life.
Lastly, learning with the beginner’s mind is experiencing ordinary things in life with an attitude of a beginner; as if
seeing things through fresh lenses and thinking of it as a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is akin to falling in love for
the first time, a first trip to a foreign country, learning a new skill like driving etc. The only difference is that we are
applying the same attitude to everyday occurrences in life e.g. eating, walking, talking, listening etc. For ordinary
things to be extra-ordinary, we need special attention training i.e. mindful attention. We need to sense things with
heightened sensory awareness using a „mindful-scope‟. The benefits of this practice are namely; the ease to rest the
mind in the now; to experience more satisfaction with life; and to stimulate creativity in problem solving.
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new
landscapes, but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Poust-
For further guidelines on applying mindfulness at work, please refer to “Mindfulness & Mastery in the Workplace: 21 Ways
to Reduce Stress during the Workday” by Dr. Saki. F. Santorelli.
http://www.4shared.com/document/CuRS9EhQ/21_Ways_to_Reduce_Stress_durin.html
Dr. Phang Cheng Kar (B.Sc., M.D., M.Med.Psych), is a lecturer, psychiatrist, past president of UPM Buddhist Society & the
founder president of the Kuala Lumpur Buddhist Mental Health Association (BMHA), with research interest on mindfulnessbased psychotherapies. See also http://mindful-gym.blogspot.com/
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Cheque Handover from Inner Wheel Club of
Kuala Lumpur for Kitchen Renovation on 16th
October.
We were invited to join the Deepavali High-Tea
held by BAKTI at Holiday Villa Subang on 8th
November 2013. The BAKTI had contributed a
cheque with RM5000 to us during the high-tea,
our clients was also having fun at the event.
Get Phycheo- A Charity Carnival organized by
Monash University Medicos Society, MUMEDS on
27th & 28th September 2013
MHRO Santa Kumarie and volunteer Dr Linda Heaver explaining to parents all about MMHA – at Garden
International School, Mont Kiara on 11th November.
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On 3rd Sept 2013, Our president, Datin
Dr. Ang Kim Teng gave a talk on Vacation and Wellbeing to Swiss Garden Hotel
staff.
A capacity workshop jointly organized by MMHA and Persatuan
Kumpulan Sokongan Pesakit Mental, Klang was held on 21st
September 2013 at Auditorium Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah. The event was officiated by Datin Dr. Fauzaiah, head of
Psychiatric Department at HTAR, Klang.
On 19th Sept 2013, Dr. Ng gave a talk to
students on “What is Mental Health” at Hin
Hua High School Klang.
Training sessions lead by one of our volunteer, Miss Jayanthi
Thank you Miss Julia for her dedications,
21st Oct was her last day volunteer at
MMHA.
3rd August 2013, MMHA invited Katsura Oikawa and Terumi Shikata from Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) that have
been working closely with Social Welfare Department to provide a
talk on Job Coaching.
7th December 2013, MMHA management committee and volunteers
brainstormed at Mines Golf and Resort Club.
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