A group of ‘Siswa Sihat’ volunteers looking at the graphic info on mental health at the World Mental Health Day 2018 event. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star
A SURVEY conducted by the Health Ministry last year found that 18.5% of the secondary school students in Penang were suffering from depression.
Penang Health director Datuk Dr Wan Mansor Hamzah said the survey also showed that 9.5% of the students had planned to commit suicide, while another 6% had attempted suicide.
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