With rising mental health cases among adolescents, another unfortunate situation it triggers is suicide, and a mental health expert urged parents, healthcare professionals and society to take the matter seriously.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak psychiatrist and medical lecturer Nur Iwana Abdul Taib cited the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2022 by the Health Ministry which showed that about 13.1 percent of adolescents had suicidal ideation and 9.5 percent had attempted it.