{
  "id": 9436585,
  "title": "55,169 civil servants flagged ‘high risk’ in mental health screening",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/55-169-civil-servants-flagged-high-risk-in-mental-health-screening",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T23:01:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Borneo Post Online",
    "slug": "borneo-post-online",
    "url": "https://www.theborneopost.com/2026/09/24/55169-civil-servants-flagged-high-risk-in-mental-health-screening/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian government has identified 55,169 civil servants as being at high risk of mental health issues in a national screening program, representing less than one percent of the 1.7 million civil servants in the country. Alliance for A Safe Community (Ikatan) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye emphasized the importance of treating mental health as a workplace safety and occupational health priority, similar to physical hazards. Ikatan welcomed the Public Service Commission's initiatives to strengthen psychological support and develop mental health guidelines for the civil service, calling for practical actions across all ministries, departments, and government agencies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}