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Singapore opened its first psychiatric hospital, the Institute of Mental Health, in 1928, and all general hospitals currently have psychiatry departments. [1] Major depressive disorder is the most common mental illness in Singapore, with about six percent of the population suffering from it.
The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2008 of Singapore [1] was passed in 2008 to regulate the involuntary detention of a person in a psychiatric institution for the treatment of a mental disorder, or in the interest of the health and safety of the person or the persons around him. [2]
Community Health Assessment Team (CHAT). CHAT is a national youth mental health programme that enables youths to seek help for emotional and mental health issues. Its aims are to raise awareness of youth mental health and provide a free, confidential assessment service. CHAT also conducts school programmes. Community Mental Health Team (CMHT).
In 2000, Singapore was ranked 6th in the World Health Organization's ranking of the world's health systems. [1] Bloomberg ranked Singapore's healthcare system the most efficient in the world in 2014. [2] The Economist Intelligence Unit placed Singapore 2nd out of 166 countries for health-care outcomes. [3]
In April 2021, Ong and SG Mental Health Matters has launched another initiative to start a conversation on mental health sentiments via the #AreWeOkay poll amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore. Ong was one of three Singaporean women who went on an expedition to Antarctica to study climate change in 2018, funded by the 2041 Foundation. [15] [16]
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Singapore Health Services, commonly known as SingHealth, is the largest group of healthcare institutions in Singapore.Established in 2000, the group consists of four public hospitals, two community hospitals, five national specialty centres and a network of eight polyclinics.
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