The national mental health and well-being strategy is “holistic” and aims to address mental well-being through health, social and education settings.
The national mental health and well-being strategy will address mental well-being through health, social and education settings. SINGAPORE: Individuals seeking mental health services will be able to receive help from more hospitals, polyclinics and general practitioners , as part of the national mental health and well-being strategy launched on Thursday .
More general practitioners , in addition to over 400 currently, will also be trained to provide mental health services like assessment and medical treatment. “We want to make sure that we use our resources and services appropriately to provide care access to all the clients, avoid over-medicalising these mental health issues and ultimately reduce the stigma.”
At the same time, they are expected to possess the skill to apply techniques that may help de-escalate a mental health crisis. For maternal health, the two ministries added that a universal antenatal depression screening has been introduced as part of routine care for pregnant women at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
As part of recommendations from the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness, legislation will be introduced prohibiting workplace discrimination, including discrimination “based on mental health conditions”.Finally, achieving a “mentally resilient population” and preventing the onset of mental health conditions where possible requires promoting mental well-being and encouraging “early help-seeking”, said MOH and MSF.
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