Jakarta, Nov. 21 -- Around 3 percent of adults and elderly in Jakarta who underwent free mental health screening showed indications of possible depression, according to the Health Ministry.

Ministry official Yunita Arihandayani on Friday said 365,730 adults and elderly in the capital had taken part in the screening as of November 14.

Of that number, 10,973 people, or 3 percent, showed signs of possible depression, while 9,090 people, or 2.5 percent, showed indications of possible anxiety, she added.

She encouraged Jakarta residents to join the government's Free Health Checkup (CKG) program and mental health screening, calling them an important step for early detection and prevention.

The measure is needed, she said, to help healthy pe...