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Share Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs and Law Shanmugam (right) is accompanied by his dog Milly during a short walk at the Botanic Gardens on Saturday. THE STRAITS TIMES Mental wellness an important issue amid Covid-19 pandemic: Singapore minister Mon, 3 May 2021 With lockdowns sparked by Covid-19 imposing severe constraints on people globally, mental wellness has been an important issue and will be even more so going forward, Singaporean Minister of Home Affairs and Law K Shanmugam said on May 1. In Singapore, there are different facets to the issue, given the urban environment, the hectic lifestyle, as well as an ageing population. ....
SINGAPORE - People here have been socialising less and working more since the circuit breaker last year, a survey has found. It noted that 61 per cent of the 1,000 respondents said they now socialise less frequently with those outside their immediate family than before the restrictions were put in place in April last year. Forty-four per cent also reported that their social circles outside of their immediate family had shrunk over the past year. And while 20 per cent said they socialise with their immediate family more frequently nowadays, 23 per cent said they do so less frequently. The online poll of residents aged 16 and over, which was commissioned by The Straits Times, noted that 27 per cent reported growing closer to their family, while 7 per cent said they were no longer as close. ....
According to the 2016 Singapore Mental Health Study, about one in seven people in Singapore has experienced a mental health condition in their lifetime. ....
Holmusk, National Healthcare Group and Institute of Mental Health outline strategic collaboration to strengthen mental healthcare in Singapore News provided by Share this article Share this article SINGAPORE, Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Holmusk has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singapore s National Healthcare Group (NHG) and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), to jointly develop innovative solutions for mental healthcare. The MOU outlines a shared vision to use digital technology, data and predictive analytics to help improve the mental health and well-being of the population. Holmusk, National Healthcare Group and Institute of Mental Health The tripartite partnership seeks to address the unmet clinical needs of patients, populations and healthcare professionals, through leveraging the clinical expertise and translational research capabilities of NHG and IMH, and Holmusk s expertise in generating insights from mental health real-world d ....