Presidential candidates Ng Kok Song and Tharman Shanmugaratnam shared their thoughts on caring for the youth's mental health in Singapore's stressful society. Ng and Tharman were each given 90 seconds to answer questions submitted by young Singaporeans in a forum organised by The Straits Times. The video was posted on its social media platforms on Sunday (Aug 27) night. One...
Presidential candidates Ng Kok Song and Tharman Shanmugaratnam shared their thoughts on caring for the youth's mental health in Singapore's stressful society.
Tharman, 66, began by emphasising the gravity of mental health issues, not just in Singapore's youth, but also those from around the world. "I think parents and kids have to realise that life is a long game... you may not be number one, or even number five in school, but life is a long game."
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