Tackling school refusal and mental issues among youths


Teachers and counsellors attending the fourth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Symposium at Tech Dome, Penang. — Photos: LIM BENG TATT/The Star

SOME 50 teachers and counsellors gathered at a forum in Penang to discuss mental problems which are preventing children from attending school.

Titled ‘School Refusal — A Stubborn & Serious Problem’, the fourth Child and Adolescent Mental Health Symposium was held at Tech Dome Penang in Komtar.

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