Academy of Sciences Malaysia

Multilevel Resource Capacity and Inequality in Community Eldercare Access Among Older Adults in China: Household Living Arrangements as Conditional Contexts

Background/Objectives: Access to community eldercare reflects the joint distribution of economic resources, social protection, local infrastructure, and household circumstances. Drawing on the capability approach, this study examined whether multilevel resource capacity was assoc...

Addressing youth mental health in Southeast Asia: a call to action with a spotlight on Malaysia

In Malaysia, 1 in 6 children aged 5–15 experience mental health difficulties, with this burden doubling between 2019 and 2023.1 Additionally, approximately 46% of youth report difficulties related to socialisation, including problems playing with others, making or maintaining fri...