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In September 2015, the topic of mental health was included in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this historic step, the United Nations (UN) acknowledged the burden of disease of mental illness and defined mental health as a priority for global development for the next 15 years. Mental health is a current issue that becomes a problem among developing country. In Malaysia, the National Mental Health Policy have been enacted as one of the measures to address the growing mental health problems. This article aims to give a review and recommendations on Malaysian National Mental Health Policy based on previous research. This review involves nine principles in the Malaysian National Mental Health Policy including accessibility and equity, comprehensiveness, continuity and integration, multi sectoral collaboration, community participation, human resource and training, standards and monitoring, research, and legislation. The library research method has been applied in this study and several recommendations on the Malaysian National Mental Health Policy have been listed. Based on the findings, there are several recommendations on the Malaysian National Mental Health Policy that can be proposed to achieve the objectives of the mental health policy, which aims to improve the mental health and well-being of Malaysian citizens.
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Hamzah, N. A., & Othman, N. (2024). Mental Health Policy in Malaysia: A Review and Recommendations. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(1), 647–655.
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