Nearly two in three made unplanned visits to an emergency department. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Some Singaporean children and young adults have missed an average of 24 days of school in the past year due to symptoms of depression and anxiety, a recent study showed.
These were among the findings from a survey of parents with children aged four to 21 in Singapore by Duke-NUS Medical School and the Institute of Mental Health , to gauge the state of youth mental health. These parents then filled out a more comprehensive survey with questions on school absences and performance, and healthcare utilisation.
A total of 39 per cent of the young people missed a total of one month of school or more, and 13 per cent missed three months or more. In total, 77 per cent of respondents said their child received healthcare treatment for their mental health condition over the past three months.
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