Some 80 personnel under the Ministry of Development (MoD) attended a roadshow on ‘Mental Health and Well-Being at the Workplace: A Basic Rights’ at Betabur Hall, MoD recently.
The session at the MoD commenced with clinical psychologist and head of Mental Health Strategy at the Health Promotion Centre (HPC) Nor Syahmun binti Haji Matassan delivering welcoming remarks.
The event saw panellists HPC psychologist Siti Nadzirah binti Haji Abdullah, head of counselling and religious understanding at the MoRA Muhammad Yussof bin Haji Abdul Majid, and Chiam Chin Hui and Dayangku Nurfikriyah Hafizah binti Pengiran Harun Amir Rashi of Group Human Resources at Baiduri Bank share their knowledge on mental health.
The roadshow, a collaboration between the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) and the Prime Minister’s Office, is supported by the Counselling Division of the Civil Service Institute, Baiduri Bank and Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society.
It was part of a series of roadshows to be held at ministries in conjunction with World Mental Health Day 2023.
Since October 2023, the roadshows have been held in eight ministries.
The roadshow’s objectives are to raise awareness, prevent and manage mental health; disseminate the importance of well-being; and reduce stigma and negative views on mental health in the workplace, especially among public servants. – James Kon
