IMH/Institute of Mental Health

Opposing Views

Can renaming IMH really tackle longstanding mental health stigma?

Following years of attempts to reshape the national conversation on mental health and tackle stigma, some feel that the change of name and the rebranding could move the needle on this score.

IMH to be redeveloped and expanded, renamed the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore

Singapore’s psychiatric hospital, the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), will be renamed as the National Centre for Mental Health Singapore, and expanded by 2040.

New Hougang facility set up for mental health residents as S’pore rethinks long-term psychiatric care

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (right) picking up an origami made by a Compass Home client at the official opening of Vanguard Healthcare’s Hougang facility on Oct 5.

China’s Luckin Coffee marks 100th store, 1.9m app members in Singapore

Luckin Coffee Singapore’s 100th store at Bugis Junction on Sept 24.

Finding Joy

A broken boy lost in depression, he emerged 20 years later as a content father

The darkness of a severe depression can feel absolute, but it is not permanent, says the writer.

245 students referred to HSA for vaping by schools, tertiary institutions from April 1 to June 30

The authorities also announced that a programme for individuals to voluntarily seek help to quit etomidate abuse – called QuitVape – will cease on Sept 1.

Hundreds of vape, Kpod addicts have sought help at IMH; some lost jobs due to addiction

Many had tried to quit vaping on their own, but found it difficult, with some losing their jobs because of their addiction.

IMH nurses trained to defuse tense situations before they escalate into abuse and assault

IMH senior nurse manager Win Min Htet (left) and assistant director of nursing Kalaivanan Dakshnamoorthy (third from left) developed the Code Grey training programme.

Finding Joy

We teach because we were once taught well – and because tomorrow’s patients depend on it

There is a joy that comes from knowing that the lives we touch will, in turn, touch many others, says the writer.

Ketamine therapy at IMH offers hope to patients with hard-to-treat depression

Ketamine, widely known as a party drug that has emerged as a fast-acting treatment for patients with hard-to-treat depression worldwide, is now available at IMH.

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