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Students with mental issues are becoming prevalent in institutions of higher learning. Most of them choose to remain silent and it becomes the role of educators to identify the problem and get them the help needed. This study aims to examine the educators’ readiness to reach out to students who showed mental health issues such as stress, anxiety and depression during their course of study. They are also able to create a safe environment for the students to unleash their worrisome and bridging to necessary help available around the institutions. This study had undertaken a quantitative descriptive survey on seeking the inclination for educators to help their students in mental health issues. Nineteen items were constructed and distributed online to lecturers in a local institution of higher learning, 191 responses were received. Results indicated that knowing mental health information would increase the inclination of helping behaviour. However, many did not refer to the in-house expert, such as a university’s counsellor. Besides the absence of a mental health framework in higher institutions, these lecturers agree on having a quick reference to guide their help towards the students. Several research implications were also suggested.
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To Cite this Article: Kamarunzaman, N. Z., Shanthi, A., Nen, Z. M., Zulkifli, N., & Shamsuri, N. I. (2020). Mental Health Issues Among University Students and Educators' Readiness to Detect and Help. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 10(9), 711-725.
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