Mental health services to be included in Healthier SG initiative: Ong Ye Kung

SINGAPORE: Mental health services will be included in Singapore's national preventive care programme Healthier SG in the coming two years, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Wednesday .

At present, more than 400 GPs are trained to manage mental health cases and work with community initiatives and hospitals to meet patients’ mental health needs."Through Healthier SG, we should aim to help individuals build their mental resilience, cope with stress and seek help early when needed," he added.

“They worry about climate change ... They are trying to make sense of the rapidly changing world, fast pace of life, and intense competition in school and at work. He concluded his speech noting that clinicians at his ministry were acutely aware of the need to take care of the physical, mental and emotional health of individuals simultaneously.

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