Psychosocial Intervention in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic in Sarawak
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been anticipating a greater need for mental health and psychosocial support with the rise in mental health issues when facing many struggles and uncertainties, testing the limits of our current health care system. In this paper, we aim to pres...
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| Language: | English |
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Secholian Publication
2022
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39473/1/Psychosocial1.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39473/ https://www.msocialsciences.com/index.php/mjssh/forthcoming4 https://doi.org/10.47405/mjssh.v7i8.1678 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has been
anticipating a greater need for mental health and
psychosocial support with the rise in mental health issues
when facing many struggles and uncertainties, testing the
limits of our current health care system. In this paper, we
aim to present a general view of the psychosocial support
implemented in Sarawak during the COVID-19 pandemic
from the lens of different socio-ecological systems in
Sarawak which include the healthcare system, community
organizations, and the policy makers. Firstly, this paper
provides an overview of the COVID-19 situation in Sarawak
in general for the past year. Worth to mention, Sarawak was
the first state in Malaysia recorded fatality case resulted
from COVID-19 and this inevitably triggered strong
negative emotional response during the initial stage of the
pandemic. Secondly, the combined efforts initiated by the
local state government, the state health departments,
several general hospitals and major health clinics were
addressed. The delivery of health care service had to be
modified according to the strict preventive and social
distancing measures recommended by the public health
system, including the shift of conventional service to the
provision of tele-counselling and psychological first aid.
Also, the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental
health has brought the politicians’ attention. Lastly, the
challenges faced in dealing with the mental health services
during the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential paths of
the mental health movement were discussed. |
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