Young people aged 18 to 29 and the elderly over 70 are two groups who are showing the greatest signs of mental health distress in Singapore.
What are the triggers, and what is the journey to seek help like? Steven Chia speaks to 23-year-old university student"Rae", 44-year-old father of teenagers Mak Kean Loong and senior clinical psychologist Chris Wong.Where to get help:Singapore Association for Mental Health Helpline: 1800 283 7019If someone you know is at immediate risk, call 24-hour emergency medical services.
In the last decade, child abuse cases involving neglect and physical or sexual abuse have gone up from around 300 in 2012 to 2,141 in 2021. Several high profile cases before the court involved the death of young children.
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