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The Medical History of early Singapore, Chapter 5. Singapore: Southeast Asian Medical Information Centre (SEAMIC), a special project of the International Medical Foundation of Japan (IMFJ) started in April 1977. Ng, Beng Yeong (2001a). Till the Break of Day: A History of Mental Health Services in Singapore, 1841–1993.
After the British had re-established colonial rule in Singapore at the end of World War II, the first person appointed as a psychologist was V W Wilson. He was appointed to the colonial Medical Service on 11 September 1956 on contract from the United Kingdom to build up and incorporate a full psychological service within the mental health programme at Woodbridge. [3]
Some common indicators used to indicate health include total fertility rate, infant mortality rate, life expectancy, crude birth and death rate.As of 2017, Singapore has a Total Fertility Rate of 1.16 [5] children born per woman, an Infant Mortality rate of 2.2 deaths per 1000 live births, [6] Crude Birth Rate of 8.9 births per 1000 people [7] and a Death Rate of 3 deaths per 1000 inhabitants. [8]
As awareness around mental health increases, stigma diminishes and more economical therapy options emerge, providing more people of all socioeconomic backgrounds more access to therapy.
Mental health prevention is defined as intervening to minimize mental health problems (i.e. risk factors) by addressing determinants of mental health problems before a specific mental health problem has been identified in the individual, group, or population of focus with the ultimate goal of reducing the number of future mental health problems ...
Minorities have an absence of mental health support within their communities as a result of stigmas and stereotypes applied to those pursuing mental health guidance. Another barrier to the shortage of mental health support is the lack of this type of healthcare available because of the rural settings that contain a high population of minorities ...
Coco Lee's death sheds light on the lack of mental health awareness in China. Kimmy Yam and Claire Wang. Updated July 11, 2023 at 1:09 PM. Visual China Group via Getty Images file.
Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT). CHAT is a national youth mental health programme that enables youths to seek help for emotional and mental health issues. Its aims are to raise awareness of youth mental health and provide a free, confidential assessment service. CHAT also conducts school programmes. Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).