Mental health: Children as young as eight reaching out for mental support


KUALA LUMPUR: Over 100,000 individuals have received mental support services from the Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association (Miasa) from August 2020 until March this year, says its president Anita Abu Bakar.

She said from this number, those in the 25- to 40-year-old age group made the most calls, while eight-year-olds were the youngest callers.

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