IMPLEMENTATION OF IMH’S SUICIDE WARNING FRAMEWORK IN SCHOOL AND POLYCLINIC SOPS AND DATA ON GATEKEEPER TRAINING PROGRAMME

NOTICE PAPER NO. 112

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 14 OCTOBER 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Dr Wan Rizal

MP for Jalan Besar GRC

Question No. 324

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health (a) whether standard operating procedures in schools and polyclinics incorporate the Institute of Mental Health’s (IMH) acute suicide warning sign framework; and (b) whether the Ministry can publish data on (i) the coverage of gatekeeper training and (ii) the median and 90th-percentile time from school alert to first clinical contact, after-hours escalations, and evaluation results.

Answer:

1          The question has been addressed in the oral reply to Parliamentary Question No 14 in the 14 October 2025 sitting.