More primary and community mental health services will be developed to meet the increasing needs of Singapore's population, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) on Thursday (Oct 5). In a joint press release, the two ministries announced the launch of Singapore's National Mental Health and Well-Being Strategy, which aims to create...
In the next two years, more GPs will be roped in to provide mental health services under Healthier SG.More primary and community mental health services will be developed to meet the increasing needs of Singapore's population, said the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social and Family Development on Thursday .
This will be done by extending the provision of mental health services to all new polyclinics by 2030. Presently, 17 out of 24 existing polyclinics provide mental health services. The strategy will also see the set up of two new psychiatric nursing homes and a psychiatric rehabilitation home by 2030. These range from community-led mental health promotion at Tier one, to hospital care and specialist clinics at Tier four.
“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."
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