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KLANG: Malaysia’s growing demand for social care is placing increasing pressure on families and public welfare services, prompting the Social Welfare Department (JKM) to call for stronger cooperation among communities, non-governmental organisations and government agencies. JKM director-general Datuk Che Murad Sayang Ramjan said responsibility for supporting vulnerable groups should not fall on a single agency, …

House Bill 2445 would extend waiting periods before third parties may take control of estates, limit non‑intervention authority, cap petitions by nonfinancial appointees, and require probate venue tied to the decedent's residence or estate property to curb alleged profiteering in Washington probates.

LD 22 07 would eliminate statutes of limitations for certain offenses against minors, aligning commercial sexual exploitation and aggravated trafficking with other offenses that currently have no time limit; advocates said delayed disclosure makes extended or eliminated limits important, while committee sought more legislative analysis.

PUTRAJAYA, April 22 (Bernama) — The scope of services under the Legal Aid and Public Defence Act 2025 has been expanded to cover civil, syariah and criminal matters, covering labour disputes, consumer protection and family matters. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said said the expanded services prioritise vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, while also extending legal representation to all children, regardless of citizenship. Criminal legal aid is now provided comprehensively, from the point of arrest through to appeal, from remand applications to bail hearings and trial proceedings. “The benefits are […]

KUCHING: A total of 156,033 cases involving vulnerable groups have been addressed and resolved through the Local Social Support Centre (PSSS) services since October 2021 to December last year, said Women, Community and Family Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri. He said the need for these services is now at an urgent level in providing mental health support, counselling, and early intervention without stigma. “That’s why we are promoting this PSSS to be an information platform for those who feel disturbed. “Society now says this is mental stress, so we don’t want more people to be affected by things like […]

Background: The evaluation of health counseling service and their consultations is very important to ensure the quality and benefit of the content. Nevertheless, evaluation is associated with numerous hurdles such as language barriers, little awareness of needs and concerns on the part of clients. Objective: The aim of these studies was to supplement, optimize and digitize existing paper and pencil evaluation forms of a health counseling service that provides face-to-face consultations in a participatory and client-centered manner and to make them available on the Internet in an accessible and multilingual format while gaining more knowledge about needs and barriers of the clients with the aim of iteratively adapting the work of the healthcare facility to the needs of clients in the future. Methods: The research team designed, conducted and analyzed an in-depth-interview study with clients of a health counseling service. The results on demands, wishes and social needs were then used to revise and supplement the previously existing one-page paper-pencil questionnaire (in German) for the evaluation of counseling sessions. With the help of artificial intelligence (#AI), the new three-page questionnaire was converted into easy language (with Kunin smiley scale), translated into seven other languages and audio data was created for all questions in all languages. The questionnaire was programmed in an online tool and collected on site with a tablet as well as integrated on the health counseling service website and is now continuously used to adapt the service to the needs of the clients. Results: A total of 18 health counseling clients took part in the in-depth interviews, which were conducted in the clients' native language when possible and lasted between 8 and 30 minutes. The results show that many clients visiting the advisory center are burdened by both physical and mental health issues and a significant amount of assistance provided at the center is focused on helping clients complete various forms required by health insurance companies and medical professionals. They also expressed a high level of satisfaction with the health advisory services. The revised and supplemented online questionnaire has been completed by 41 clients. The evaluations show that only 21 people (51.2%) completed the questionnaire in the national language (German). English and Arabic were the second most common choices with 6 data sets each (14.6%). The results on health burdens and need for help were confirmed and it was shown that self-perception with regard to self-help is very low. Conclusions: Contrary to previous assumptions, it was not help with health problems that was in the foreground of the clients' interests, but help with the excessive demands placed on clients by forms and requirements imposed by institutions. The results suggest that customers are very satisfied with the advice they receive and the need for multilingual health counseling service as well as multilingual evaluation. Help is especially needed when filling out forms for doctors and applications for health insurance companies. Furthermore, many clients lacked confidence in their ability to manage healthcare processes independently in the future, emphasizing the need for greater awareness of available resources and support networks.

McNab urges ongoing support for elderly and vulnerable NBC Online Sun, 08/03/2025 - 20:22

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PUTRAJAYA — The continuation of the MySTEP programme into 2026 has been regarded as a thoughtful decision by the MADANI Government to ensure vulnerable and targeted groups continue receiving employment access and economic participation opportunities. According to MyAgeing UPM’s Dr Wan Arnidawati Wan Abdullah, MySTEP plays a vital role in giving PwD exposure to structured […]