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Society 2 days ago
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Indonesia records high rate of depression, anxiety among children
The Health Ministry has reported a high prevalence of depression and anxiety among Indonesian children, affecting around 10 percent of them, about five times the rate recorded among adults and elderly, with bullying and academic pressure among the key risk factors.
Archipelago 10 months ago
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West Java to provide mental health services in all 'puskesmas' amid high depression rate
According to the 2023 Indonesia Health Survey (SKI) by the Health Ministry, West Java has the highest depression rate in the country at 3.3 percent, more than double the national average of 1.4 percent.
Society 1 year ago
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More efforts needed to protect people with mental health issues
Psychologists have applauded the government's recent move to create a national suicide registry and to ban shackling people with mental health issues, but they emphasized that more thorough measures are needed to better protect the vulnerable group.
Indonesia 4 years ago
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Health Ministry aims to integrate mental health care services
The Health Ministry has said it planned to integrate healthcare services for mental health patients between psychiatric hospitals and community health centers (Puskesmas) in a bid to make psychiatric treatment available to more Indonesians in the future.
World 5 years ago
Juvenile suicides in Japan hit record-high in 2020
Juvenile suicides rose by 140 compared with a year earlier and were over twice as high in August alone at 64 cases, according to data presented at a panel meeting of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to discuss preventive measures.
