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                                <title><![CDATA[ Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 04:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming planet, health professionals and organisations in the country are increasingly concerned about deteriorating mental health. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Mental health in spotlight in Hong Kong after violent attacks ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 04:37:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Violent crime is rare in the financial hub but this month two women were stabbed to death in a busy shopping mall by an attacker who police reported had a history of mental illness. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The (AI) therapist is in: Can chatbots boost mental health? ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 02:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ From the US to South Africa, mental health chatbots using artificial intelligence are growing in popularity as health resources are stretched, despite concerns from tech experts around data privacy and counselling ethics. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Dewan Negara passes bills to decriminalise attempted suicide ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Meanwhile, the debate on the Mental Health Act 2001 continues. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bill to amend Mental Health Act tabled for first reading ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 06:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It allows, among others, crisis intervention officers to apprehend any person who attempts to commit suicide. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Govt finalising policies, bill to decriminalise attempted suicide ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:41:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Deputy minister Ramkarpal Singh says the bill will likely be tabled during this Parliament session. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ More needs to be done on mental health disorder risk for children, teens, says Zaliha ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:12:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The health minister says the issue is not getting the attention it deserves. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Bosses group welcomes PM's plan for national mental health care centre ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 01:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Malaysian Employers Federation says the people are the country's 'core assets'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Europeans face big mental health issues despite Covid easing, survey finds ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More people across the 27 EU nations are also struggling to make ends meet and at greater risk of energy poverty, in particular due to high inflation. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Health ministry preparing new draft for bid to decriminalise suicide attempts ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says a new Cabinet memorandum will be prepared for the application to abolish Section 209 of the Penal Code. ]]></description>
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