News National News National Pandemic underscores need to tackle mental health issues, says MCYS More organisations are providing counselling services for employees to improve productivity October 11, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need to improve the country’s strategies in dealing with mental health, said the…
News National News National MoH: 7,000 people living with mental illness COVID-19 pandemic has heightened levels of anxiety, depression and social isolation October 9, 2020 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – About 7,000 people are being treated for mental illnesses in Brunei, the latest health ministry figures showed. Nearly 4,000…
News National News National Worrying climb in suicide rate requires urgent action, says health minister 'Society needs to be more open when talking about mental health' October 10, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei’s suicide rate has more than doubled in the past four years, said the Minister of Health on Wednesday,…
News National News National Mental health helpline plagued by hundreds of nuisance calls The 145 helpline received over 1,300 calls in six months September 29, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Nearly 300 nuisance calls were made to the mental health helpline, six months after it was launched to help…
News National News National MoH health targets: Cut mortality rate for NCDs, introduce mental health action plan The ministry launches five-year strategic plan centred on reducing prevlance of non-communicable disease September 12, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health is aiming to reduce deaths from non-communicable disease (NCDs) to 10 percent per 100,000 people,…
Opinion Opinion An intelligent approach to mental health Junaid Nabi argues that AI-based solutions like chatbots could help address an underestimated global challenge May 20, 2019 BOSTON – A few years ago, toward the end of his life, my father battled severe depression. As a physician and professor, he…
News National News National Make the call: Dial 145 to seek mental health help Talian Harapan 145 is aimed at providing crisis support February 13, 2019 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – If you or someone you know is struggling with depression and considering any acts of self-harm including suicide, please…
News National News National Suicide rate falls by a third globally, data shows Globally, men commit suicide at twice the rate women do February 8, 2019 PARIS (AFP) – Suicides have fallen globally by more than a third since 1990, according to a far-reaching analysis released Thursday that highlighted…
Voices Voices Brunei’s mental health stigma: Don’t call us ‘orang gila’ In this first-person essay, J. Shen delves into the prevalent stigmatisation of mental illness, and why so many are still ashamed to seek help October 27, 2018 I sat at the edge of the long benches that surrounded the small room, waiting patiently for the speaker to begin. A petite…
News National News National Teen depression: Brunei sees patients as young as 14 years old Peer pressure, lack of communication and low self esteem cited as common contributing factors October 11, 2018 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – The Ministry of Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services is seeing patients as young as 14 years old…