On June 8-10th 2024, MHFFS leads a group of 44 cyclists on a 250km route from Singapore to Malacca in support of the initiative. The cyclists will act as champions for mental health on our Ray of Hope platform, cycling their way to our 100,000SGD fundraising goal!
The US is the leader in healthcare in the world. They have developed hospitals with ultra-modern facilities. They have assembled some of the best minds for providing mental healthcare. Despite the high cost of treatment, patients seek treatment in the US due to their high standards and some ...
BackgroundThe passing of the Mental Capacity Act ushered a sea change in the law in Singapore that had previously been based on the 17th Century Lunacy Acts of England. The new legislation empowers individuals to appoint proxy decision-makers to make decisions on their behalf when they no ...
Mental incapacity is a pressing public issue in Singapore. It is thus surprising that there has been very little academic literature on the laws of mental capacdoi:10.2139/ssrn.3511833Sng, AllenTan, Kah-WaiSocial Science Electronic Publishing...
When we talk about mental health, we could seem to be talking about some self-evident reality. However, the very notion of mental health can be seen to both assume and require a specific vision of human interiority. The so-called ‘sciences of the soul’
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Indian Mental Healthcare Act 2017. It analysis the Act in accordance with the CRPD and the WHO standards for mental health law. It examines the balance between complying with CRPD to deliver practical, h
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roles of parents/guardians and teachers and their responses to discover the common misconceptions on mental health among those providing informal support to adolescents and (2) determine which demographic factors would act as the strongest predictor influencing their mental health literacy (MHL) status....
Asia and Middle East: Indonesian Psychiatric Association | Malaysian Psychiatric Association | Myanmar Medico-Psychological Society | Philippine Psychiatric Association | Psychiatric Association of Thailand | Singapore Psychiatric Association | Mental Health Association of Cambodia (MHAC) | Vietnam Psychiatric ...
by cultural factors, which may hinder comprehensive reporting on mental health, as well as individuals’ willingness to seek assistance. For example, in a 2020 survey in Singapore, nearly 90 percent of employees indicated that they wouldn’t seek help for a mental-health condition due to stigma...