First aid for mental health

(From left) Dr Ling, Dr Martin and MHAS Miri chairman Dr Adeline Wong at the workshop.

KUCHING: Following a recent workshop on mental health first aid, the participants plan to develop ways of providing such training and ensure it is relevant to Sarawak.

Organised by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Centre for Disability Studies and the Mental Health Asso­­­­ciation of Sarawak (MHAS), the workshop introduced the concept of first aid courses for mental health and discussed its local relevance.