Not feeling they are alone helps the recovery process
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Ms Sumaiyah Mohamed and Mr Desmond Ng are well on their road to recovery, thanks to peer support. They are now envoys for the Beyond The Label campaign.
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Charmaine Ng
Peer support is crucial in helping people with mental health conditions in their recovery, as they know they are not alone.
This is one of the reasons why Ms Sumaiyah Mohamed, 30, and Mr Desmond Ng, 24, are now well on their road to recovery, after they were diagnosed with both schizophrenia and depression in their teens.