Contemporary Malaysian Families: Evidence-Based Interventions

Abstract

Malaysian families today are facing numerous challenges related to changing family values and structures, pressures of complex family responsibilities and inadequate support systems. Some of these key challenges include increase in divorce, family dysfunction, child abuse, abandoned babies, domestic violence, drug addiction, HIV/AIDS and family related matters such as family economic instability. At the same time, the impact of globalisation has led to new values being accepted by the young people. Indeed, the challenges that Malaysian families will be facing in the future will be tremendous.