Lawrence Wong announces measures to improve mental health and well-being in Singapore
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- The Singapore government will make "significant moves" to improve Singaporeans' mental health and well-being, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in Parliament on Wednesday (Feb 7).
Speaking on a parliamentary motion on advancing mental health, Mr Wong announced a raft of measures. These include increasing capacity at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and the redeveloped Alexandra Hospital and ramping up the number of public sector psychiatrists and psychologists. An additional 28,000 frontline personnel and volunteers will be trained, and mental health services will be introduced at all polyclinics and 900 more GP clinics. The government aims to implement these measures by 2030 or earlier.
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I think the greatest blow to my mental health is the rise in cost of living every year. I dont think I will be able to afford my own home nor be able to start a family and provide my children with the education they deserve.
Can PAP help improve my mental health please?
Stop increasing tax. My mental health will improve immediately.
GST 9% hike !!! Dont ever forget who introduce it to create hardship for Singaporeans
Lawrence wong himself
Humble appeal to cater to the mental well being of teachers for the betterment of society and tnation.
Our young are also at risk. Like the lone chopper wielding 20 yr old at commonwealth last wk! Students are greatly pressured
Maybe reduce financial "stress" in Singapore?
LW hope you are free from mental illness. God grace.
PAP in delusion
want to improve mental health? reduce gst, abolish 6 days work week, and reduce population. everywhere so crowded even during off peak periods
It's all due to the rising cost of living, which the government can alleviate the pain, which then diminishes the mental health problem.
LW I trust you are in good health.
how about, STOP GIVING ALL OUR JOBS TO FOREIGNERS??!??!??
You wanna build the roads ah
@@Alex-gr5hj
1st of all, we treat the humble and hardworking Bangladeshis like animals and criminally exploit them to no ends like the criminals we are.
construction and road workers in australia employ their own people, and they earn just as much, if not more, than PMETs.
why cant we exercise the same sort of economics and pay our own folks a decent and dignified wage for what is truly a horrifically difficult and dangerous job?
instead of being unemployed and despite searching endlessly for jobs, ah beng, despite having had no opportunities to go for tertiary studies due to various economic and/or personal reasons, is actually physically industrious and hardworking, and now earns at least $4000+, and is a valid and valuable member of society, contributing to society with his decent salary, building a decent home and a decent family, and supporting his aging parents.
2nd of all, since at least 1 decade ago, every 1 out of 2 people living in Sickandpoor, ARENT EVEN singaporeans. that's how much Sickandpoor has been invaded by foreigners.
3rd of all, stop being an egregious lying scumbag. road works and construction ARENT the ONLY jobs in singapore.
regardless, no matter blue or white collar, ALL the jobs have been given to foreigners, but ESPECIALLY PMET jobs, the most important jobs to a society. you name it, and its very probably already infested with exclusively worthless angmohs, or ceca pests.
meanwhile, sickandpooreans are left with only food delivery, security, and phv taxi "jobs".
you're a despicable fool for resorting to that egregious excuse of a "challenge".
My mental already suffered when i got back only 5k when 55yrs old ..i have 80k inside ..only paid me back 5k ...mental spoiled by them
If he truly care, there would be 9% GST hike n pple will not be suffering perpetually. Singapore is doomed
your 9% Gst is causing me mental health issues ngl
prevention is always better than cure. more on the ground surveys need to be done on root causes of stress/mental issues at different age groups.
The first thing Mr. Wong did, after he was announced as the next leader, was to visit China and met with Xi Jinping. Why?
Yield to their needs
Because your mother was there
@polarspirit ur sister was there too...
Well he increased the taxes all over and then says people has mental health issues? I wonder why? Not everyone earns as much as him to have no mental health problems from the price hikes he has introduced. Thanks but no thanks! Stop forcibly increasing prices and people won’t have mental health issues.
Measures for prevention is better than cure!!....find out what causes mental illness in Singapore rather than spending to cure it!!!
It's so ironic that while these are good efforts to support mental health for the public, the very people who are supporting the public will then have to undergo more training and assessment, and hence take on more workload and more pressure to provide the service.
Why not prioritise putting in funding to open up more job positions and hire more people to do this service? Letting existing employees take on increasing responsibility is just squeezing them dry.
Go for medical.... Free no metal problem. Old filks no income. The best medicine is free consultation and medicine.. No need to talk so much
Most of the comments that I read herein reflects the lack of awareness on the seriousness of mental health issues. I want to applaud the government for tackling mental health issues more actively.... finally, best news for me in 2 years. Well done LW and team.
i heard him
The govt recognises mental issues is speedily on the rise in spore with aged dementia escalating every yr!
Look for modern yoga and meditation. It has a strong spiritual element , need spiritual support. Singapore has not paid attention to aspect of the spiritual aspect, leading to disturbed mental health.
Do u naively think they care? 😂
Address the root causes of financial and work stress and not just putting band aids.
I thought Newton Lang when i first seen the noti 😂😂
Rich is getting richer, poor is getting poorer in the name of paying etc in everything... Not sure every1 is feeling the heat or not, while the presentation is seemingly so rich, but reality is dichotomous..
How to improve mentL health by prescribing anti psychotic depressants for a lonh term and damage their cordination and balance of the body
Is this populist PAP policy funded by increasing GST?
are we mental,
All work no play make makes jack a mental case. You need mediation and modern yoga . Allopathy has little solution . Prevention is the cure .
The measures for prevention come too late for those who died by suicide.
people in real life being toxic you can't really avoid . people being toxic online just flip the video to something else
Just remember .... 2% increase in GST in times of high inflation rate !
Lady on left side orange dress looks sleepy! 🥱😴
Dear Lawrence, with the pressures on your cabinet, this will be the best opportunity to lead the way by checking the entire MP line into IMH.
Let there be no shyness.
Please do not resort to spending money not available to the public at large of piting mental specialist against specialist to get a clear certification .
Better to check in as a back up.
After all, surely , the toil on MPs job must be best cordinate at IMH.
While, there, maybe you can address weaponisation of Mental health as a new aspect in our society.
If every MP and community leaders are registered as imates at IMH , then there will be an more open acceptances with Public.
If costs of living are to reduce, definitely everyone will have no stress incurred due to high costs when our basic roof under our head are so small and expensive when everyone pays till they old also no money left for survival not to mention retirement worst those seniors especially who don't who don't have high salary contributions when they reached 55 only return 5k n have to wait another dark 10 years before they can receive their whole-life hard-earned c p f money many even with no siblings n no education so don't know how to make nomination, in the end government will " forfeit " those have no nomination thus causing more reserves build up, yet not willing to spend on our locals needs especially medical even " subsidy " are costly one have to bear with high medical fees
Created the problems and then spending more to cope with the problems you created
He once said very rudely "you people have OVER REACTED" I THINK HE ABIT GILA, KEPALA AGIN
After he takes over as PM, more people will be suffering from mental health problems🤣🤣
Ah Wong arh. Show us how to survive with $1000 salary and buy HDB. tsk tsk tsk
Nothing but respect for Singaporean government from Korea 🎩🎩
Respect? 😂🤣😂 base on ???
@@deschan2246😂
No mention of meditation and yoga. It will not succeed. Poor strategy ignoring the spiritual aspect of the human being.
Start from school DPM
Be Blessed what you have Too...😊
Singaporeans going mad.
What a liar. Start off saying before everyone is the same pretending not aware of certain group incompetence. Now saying younger need to focus on mental health. Isn’t it obvious the PAP flip pears here and there to facilitate their rule and not eradicate root cause issues ?
you got mental problem
Wow! PAP has proven once again that it is the only responsible and caring party in s'pore, taking every possible measure to address mental health issues in the country. Fabulous!❤❤
for real or sarcasm? sincerely asking for clarification
Sarcasm
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Economic giants spiritual dwarfs
Increase GST 12% and everyone mental health will recover
Mental health?
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In the Singapore government we trust ❤❤