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Ask the Expert Text Size Contact Us Sitemap Home » Mental Wellness » Ask the Expert Support for Family: Family Service Centres About Family Service Centres Family Service Centres (FSCs) are based in the community to provide help and support to individuals and families in need. They are staffed by social service professionals. Working closely with these individuals and families, FSCs help them to better cope with their personal, social and emotional challenges in their lives. There are 47 FSCs located in HDB towns around Singapore. President Halimah encourages youth to not be afraid to discuss mental health issues, Singapore News SINGAPORE - Once a week, Ms Jaymie Wong, 17, volunteers at a centre in Woodlands where she helps run drama activities for fellow youth. On Monday (Feb 25), the applied drama and psychology student at Singapore Polytechnic was joined by two of her course mates for a special forum theatre performance at the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH)'s Creative SAY! centre. In the audience was President Halimah Yacob, who visited the preventive and wellness centre in Woodlands to show support and to raise awareness for mental health, which is a focus of this year's President's Challenge. The centre, whose initials stand for Sports, Arts and Youths, offers sports, outdoor and art activities to help spark conversations, promote mental well-being, and prevent the onset of mental health issues among young people.

Tan Tock Seng Hospital: Psychological Services The Department of Psychological Services helps patients with psychological health problems, problem behaviours and difficulty coping with life stressors. We also conduct neuropsychological assessments for a range of neurological conditions. Both inpatient as well as outpatient services are available. We cover: Assessment Services Intellectual (IQ) Memory Neuropsychological functions Personality Decision-making/ competency to make decisions Assessment for medical legal purpose Mood Therapy Services Counselling Management of psychological disorders Stress management Anger management Couples therapy/ Marital therapy Social skills training Assertiveness training Relaxation therapy Memory retraining/ Cognitive retraining More people in Singapore have experienced a mental disorder in their lifetime, study finds SINGAPORE — One in seven people in Singapore have experienced a mental disorder such as bipolar disorder or alcohol abuse in their lifetime, an increase from roughly one in eight several years ago. The top three mental disorders here were major depressive disorder, alcohol abuse and obsessive compulsive disorder. This is based on the finding of the second Singapore Mental Health Study, which started in 2016 and involved interviews with 6,126 Singaporeans and permanent residents. Read also Gen Y Speaks: What caring for my mum taught me about mental illness

Learning to spot, help young kids at suicide risk, Singapore News Besides helping their pre-schoolers get ready for primary school by mastering their ABCs, parents may increasingly have to tackle an even tougher topic: Suicide. With more Singaporeans taking their lives at a younger age, some adults have been scribbling down notes on how to help children should they get the blues. Over the last six months, 200 preschool teachers and 370 parents of pre-schoolers from PAP Community Foundation (PCF) kindergarten and childcare centres were taught at workshops how to spot suicidal signs and broach the topic with their young charges. KKH Psychological Medicine Mental and emotional health is as important as physical health and should not be neglected nor ignored. Some women may experience depression during pregnancy or following childbirth, while another may have emotional symptoms related to menopause, such as depression, anxiety and insomnia. Like adults, children and adolescents can have mental health disorders that interfere with the way they think, feel, and act.

What we can do to address stigma The Movement’s desired outcomes for employers are: Provide a safe and supportive environment for disclosure Adopt more inclusive hiring practices and put in place workplace accommodations Equip colleagues with confidence and knowledge to support persons with mental health conditions In May 2018, a WorkWell Leaders Workgroup comprising private and public sector leaders was formed to champion workplace wellbeing as a leadership priority. As its first collective action, the workgroup rallied employers to support the Beyond the Label campaign in the workplace on 10 October 2018, World Mental Health Day. These employers also pledged their commitment to the cause beyond the day.