Open AccessAssessing the Effectiveness of a Mental Health Literacy Programme for Refugee Teachers in Malaysia
Author(s) -
KokWai Tay,
Anna Wen Huey Ong,
Kai Shuen Pheh,
Sew Kim Low,
CheeSeng Tan,
Poi Kee Low
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
malaysian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.12
Subject(s) - mental health , refugee , mental health literacy , context (archaeology) , affect (linguistics) , psychology , mental illness , intervention (counseling) , literacy , health literacy , medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , health care , pedagogy , political science , paleontology , communication , law , biology
Children and young refugees often experience negative events that affect their mental health. Their caregivers may also be in the same predicament, implying that the teachers in schools are a potential source of help and support. However, most teachers have little understanding of mental health and are, thus, clueless in helping their students. To address this need, a newly developed one-day mental health literacy programme was conducted among 68 refugee teachers in Malaysia.
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