KUALA LUMPUR: Loneliness, health and marital issues as well as adapting to new working environment are factors contributing towards stress and suicidal tendencies among the police force, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
The Home Minister said based on an internal study conducted by the police on the mental health of its officers and personnel, several factors that had contributed to suicidal tendencies include stress, health and marital issues marriage, as well as new working environment.
"At the moment, we have more than 109 counsellors at Bukit Aman, IPKS and IPDs considered as Grade A. The Home Minister told the Dewan Rakyat that although the numbers are"small, low and seen as isolated", compared to some 130,000 personnel in the force, the police and the ministry are not taking the issue lightly.
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