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IMH aims to improve mental health, not just treat illness

It will focus more on upstream work to boost mental well-being of the population: CEO

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A remodelling is taking shape at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Some of the old, tired wards are being overhauled, and the focus is shifting upstream - to try and catch mental illness early.
This signals a change in the thinking on mental healthcare, which has long been mired in stigma.
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