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Ms Priyahnisha and her fiance Devanantthan co-founded Mental Act, an organisation to promote mental health awareness among the Indian community. Singapore Management University student Eugene Choy is another among the hundreds of people and groups who have responded to a call to improve youth mental well-being here.
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She struggled with symptoms of anxiety and eating disorder in secondary school, but did not think to seek help then.
Today, Ms Priyahnisha, 28, or Nisha, is a counsellor with Wings Counselling Centre. She sees many youngsters and young adults with mental health issues who turn to self-harm or ideas of suicide when they encounter troubles with friends, family, relationships or studies.
