Health News Digest: Mental Health Budget and Child Suicide in Japan

We bring the latest in health news. Why isn’t there a specific allocation for mental health in the tabling of Budget 2019? Chairman of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye shares with us his views. We also take a look at why suicide is the leading cause of death among young people in Japan.

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0:00 - Intro

0:56 - Mental health budget (Source: NST)

20:45 - Child suicides in Japan (Source: BBC)

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