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channel for the latest stories and updates. For many people, when they stop to think about where their stress comes from, it’s usually from outside sources: family, work, or friends. For Malaysians, the communities we are in shape our lives more than we realize. Ellisha Othman is a clinical psychologist at SOLS Health – Thrive Well (SHTW), a community-based behavorial health centre. As the current Managing Director of SHTW, she is focusing on leading the organization to provide sustainable and accessible trauma-informed mental health services, especially to the marginalised and vulnerable population using a community development approach. Children can suffer too, which is why early childhood intervention is important. ....
Providing informed consent means that both parties have all the relevant information and are operating at the same level of understanding. For example, if one party lies about using contraception or having a sexually transmitted disease, and the other party only consents based on this lie, this does not constitute informed consent. Consent should be enthusiastic, meaning it takes the form of an active ‘yes,’ rather than silence or uncertainty. This element is particularly important when evaluating evidence in cases of rape and sexual assault, since too often the standard considered is whether there are signs of physical protest or struggle. Given that there are many reasons a person may not physically or even verbally protest including shock and fear the focus must be on proof of enthusiastic and affirmative consent, rather than proof of resistance. ....
In recent years, there has been stronger attempts to raise awareness of mental health in Malaysia. At the same time, there has also been worrying reports of how more Malaysians are struggling with chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes.
For Dr Tiffanie Ong, Chief Operating Officer of Naluri, a digital health therapeutics company, the two are not separate issues. ....