Isu pembuangan bayi yang berlaku di Malaysia kebelakangan ini amat membimbangkan. Ini berdasarkan kepada statistik pembuangan bayi di Malaysia yang dikeluarkan oleh Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) yang mana dianggarkan bagi tempoh 2011 hingga 2012, terdapat sebanyak 187 kes pembuangan bayi dilaporkan di Malaysia manakala 89 kes direkodkan pada tahun 2012. Artikel ini akan meneliti hak dan kedudukan anak-anak yang dibuang berdasarkan kepada undang-undang. Metodologi kajian adalah melalui analisa dokumen iaitu dengan menganalisa peruntukan-peruntukan akta yang berkaitan selain daripada merujuk data PDRM dan konvensyen perjanjian dan keratin akhbar. Hasil dapatan kajian ini diharap dapat membantu dalam pengurusan bayi yang dibuang khususnya dalam aspek undang-undang.

Psychological well-being is commonly used as one of main indicators of psychotherapy outcomes in substance abuse treatment settings. The manifestation of psychological well-being is best understood within the context where it is happening, that take into account the treatment setting and cultural context. The aim of this article is to investigate the applicability of the Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation (CORE) measure to substance abusers in Malaysia context. The CORE was used to examine their psychological well-being in relation to psychotherapy outcomes as they receive substance abuse treatment. One hundred Malaysian participants were drawn from a Malaysian prison and a residential drug treatment center that consists of the ethnic Malay, Chinese, and Indian. They responded to Malay language translated version of Clinical Outcome in Routine Evaluation (M-CORE � 34). The Malay version of the CORE obtained overall internal consistency value of Cronbach's alpha .84, which the value was in the range consistent with reliability scores by the previous studies. However, M-CORE produced significantly higher overall scores and in some domains than the original CORE. This article highlights potential issues in conducting the CORE in Malaysia context that incudes recognizing cultural differences to comprehend the psychological well-being of the participants.