KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 -- A majority of residents living in public housing continue to struggle with mental health issues more than three years after the Covid-19 pandemic subsided, according to a recent report by Think City.

Three out of four residents surveyed across 10 People's Housing Projects (PPRs) in the Klang Valley said their stress levels had either not improved or had worsened since the pandemic.

Many respondents also said they had no one to turn to when feeling stressed, despite living in densely populated communities with residents from diverse backgrounds.

The report further found that suicide remains a recurring issue in eight out of the 10 PPRs surveyed, with residents attributing it to overcrowding, financial pressures a...