It Is Okay Not to Be Okay: A Case Study on Mental Health Awareness Among The Law Student in Multimedia University

Mental health issues are a very saddening and disturbing fact to admit by anyone. It is crucial for society to understand and to recognize how important the issue is for us to have a stable and healthy community. Research suggests that mental issues can be detected at a very early stage and may become worsen during their studies at the tertiary level. The objective of this research is to seek how far the university students are aware of their own mental health as well as their closest ones. The paper is targeting the University students as these graduates will become the future leaders and pillars of the society and to the country. In doing so, the paper adopts both quantitative and qualitative research methods in preparing this paper. Medical reports and law journals will be referred for discussion purposes. This paper also will use a survey of 207 students from Faculty of Law Multimedia University to analyse the level of awareness on mental health among them. Finally, this paper will be an indicator to measure the level of awareness on the issue among the law students in Multimedia University. Also, it contributes to the body of knowledge in discussing the issue of mental health-being among the young ones.