Some 500 Years 9 and 10 students of Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha Girls Arabic Religious Secondary School attended a briefing on bullying yesterday.
Held by the Health Promotion Centre (HPC)and organised through the Mental Health Strategic Group, with cooperation from the school’s Counselling Division, the session saw officer at the HPC Zahratul ‘Azimah binti Haslin listing ways to end bullying.
The briefing is one of the school’s annual outreach programmes to promote the mental health of children and adolescents.
It aims to increase public awareness, especially among children and teenagers, on the issue of bullying, which can have negative effects on their growth and mental health.
A similar briefing was also held for some 200 students at Beribi Religious School. – Azlan Othman
