She said awareness about mental health should also be intensified so that the target group could receive the appropriate help and support. theSun thesundaily MIASA mentalhealth lackingfaith mentalillness
: Discussions about mental health issues should become a normal practice to prevent misconceptions and stigma towards mental patients, says Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association founder and president Anita Abu BakarShe said awareness about mental health should also be intensified so that the target group could receive the appropriate help and support.
The ceremony also saw the pre-launch of MIASA's new hub in conjunction with World Mental Health Day and MIASA's 5th Anniversary, which was also attended by the Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Hospital’s Psychiatry and Mental Health Department head Dr Firdaus Abdul Gani. “Sometimes, the way they portray people with mental illness is wrong or inaccurate, when they create a certain image of mental patients, people who lack knowledge will take that as the truth,“ he said.
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