Libes, Joshua
Pheh, Kai-Shuen
Mohamed Ali, Iman
Ng, Yin Ping
Chan, Lai Fong
Azhar, Fatin Liyana
Panirselvam, Ravivarma Rao
Funding for this research was provided by:
Mental Health Association of Sarawak, Miri Branch
Article History
Received: 26 August 2025
Accepted: 2 March 2026
First Online: 16 June 2026
Declarations
:
: The study received approval from the National Medical Research Register (NMRR) Malaysia with the NMRR ID of NMRR ID-25-00384-W9J and from both the State Education Department of Sarawak and the District Education Office, Miri. All procedures were also conducted in strict accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki (1964) and its subsequent amendments.
: All participants provided informed consent prior to participation with other special ethical considerations included crisis response protocols for participants reporting suicidal ideation during training, confidentiality protections for all participant data and voluntary participation with the right to withdraw at any time.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.