Experts: Better teamwork protects child mental health


KUALA LUMPUR: Nurturing emotional resilience in children requires stronger collaboration between parents, teachers and counsellors, alongside better access to mental health resources and early intervention systems, experts say.

Chuah Hooi Mei, senior ­lecturer and programme leader for ­counselling at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT), highlighted the lack of a centralised online platform for mental health resources as a key challenge.

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