{
  "id": 1438288,
  "title": "One counsellor for 500 students outdated, says child psychiatrist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/one-counsellor-for-500-students-outdated-says-child-psychiatrist",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-17T06:21:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1512962/one-counsellor-500-students-outdated-says-child-psychiatrist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s current ratio of one school counsellor for every 500 students is outdated and should be reviewed as schools face increasingly complex mental health and behavioural challenges, a child psychiatrist said.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}