Mental Health
Discover the importance of mental health through articles, opinion pieces, and listicles by young people and UNICEF in Malaysia. Mental health is as vital as physical health, encompassing self-care, body image, and coping with tough situations like emergencies or loss. Dive into helpful tips and insights on navigating mental health challenges, from building resilience to handling toxic friendships.
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How Going Green Can Boost Your Mental Health
Reconnecting with nature might be the simple fix for your stressed-out mind.
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Our Voices Matter: Malaysia’s CRC Children’s Report — Explained!
A little peek into the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and Malaysia’s first ever Children’s Report!
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Awkward Questions during the Festive Season: A Survival Guide
Here’s my step-by-step guide to tackling the most commonly asked awkward questions.
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Invisible Disabilities in Malaysia: The Struggles You Don’t See
Building empathy and inclusivity for young people with invisible disabilities in Malaysia.
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650 million girls and women experienced sexual violence as children – Let’s Talk About It!
New UNICEF data reveals the shocking scale of sexual violence against children and why we need to act now.
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Navigating Heartache: Caring for Someone with a Terminal Illness
In my dad's final days, I discovered the power of love, loss and self-care.
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When Body Positivity Didn’t Work For Me, Body Neutrality Did
Body neutrality was my saving grace when I started struggling with body image issues as a pre-teen.
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Audre Lorde’s 3 Ways to Practice Mindful Self-Care in a Consumerist World
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It’s self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
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Coping with loss, navigating grief and healing as a young person
Losing a loved one isn’t easy. Here’s how I coped in the healthiest way I could.
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Expert answers to Malaysia’s most searched mental health questions
I’m sure I’m not the only one googling mental health tings at 2am.
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