The motivation for the study is to improve the quality of life for elderly in residential care particularly the mental health aspect. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of depression and to identify risk factors related to depression among Malay elderly in residential care. Changes in social structure and economic status have shifted the direction of care for elderly people, as the value of filial piety has gradually declined among the modern Malays. The researchers hypothesized that the level of depression among institutionalized Malay elderly people is high. Altogether, 98 of Malay elderly (men 41.8%, women 58.2%) participated in this study from eight residential cares in Peninsular Malaysia. They were chosen according to the following criteria: Malay ethnic, aged 60 years and above, able to communicate and with no severe mental and/or physical health problem. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) was used to assess depression among the elderly. Overall, the study found that 70.4% of the Malay elderly in the residential care were diagnosed with depression, where 39.8% had mild depression and 30.6% were suffered from major depression. Five factors were identified as the high risk factors of depression among the Malay elderly i.e., sadness, helplessness, isolation, loneliness and loss of interest in activities (76.8-86.9%). As a conclusion, the prevalence of depression among the Malay elderly in the present study is high. Besides arranging a regular program on screening for depression, it is also important for the residential care providers to create and organize special activities for the elderly in order to reduce them from the risk factors of depression. They should be ensured to have a healthier and happier life at the institutions, if the residential care providers would like to increase the elderly mental health status.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to exploratory research support on Families with Autistic Children. Objective research is needed for identifying helpful resources and helping families with autistic children. Methods: The approximated number of participants that answered the questionnaire are 406 people and consists of men and women. Process data collection is through the research which circulated to participants consisting of families with autistic children. After the research was ends and data already gathered, the researcher will access data achieved forcleaning data and then data will be analysed. Results: The results revealed four support resources is a best social support that is spouses (husband/wife), another child, grandparents, and doctors as the percentage of support provided are very high compared to support from other sources. To achieve the objective, researchers have identified the "helpful" and " very helpful" support of the autism family as a result of the research findings. If seen, these four groups have a great influence on the lives of parents while managing their children with autism. Conclusion: Parents or guardians have identified many positive and supportive aspects that really help them at all levels of support available. To meet the needs of these autism children, parents or guardians need to find the best source of support to produce quality attitudes that are caring, knowledgeable and caring in other communities. Parents or guardians specifically require the support of outsiders as the support is flexible and can find dynamic needs to meet the needs of families with these autism children.