Govt mental health crisis hotline received 24,346 calls in August

The National Mental Health Crisis Line or Heal Line 15555 (Help with Empathy and Love), the first crisis hotline in the country, has recorded 24,346 calls as of August this year.

Health director-general Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan said 15,907 (65 percent) of clients received support and emotional help while 8,479 (35 percent) had been given specific interventions.

"Of the number who received specific...