Social affairs

Most young adults in S’pore surveyed want to have children, but many lack fertility knowledge: Study

About 84 per cent of young adults surveyed said they ideally wanted at least one child.

‘Pure joy’: Singaporean serves free food in heartland every month to bring people together

Photojournalist Ngoh Shian Bang has hosted six Kampung Soup Kitchen gatherings since May, including a pizza party at The Chop Community in Yishun on Sept 19.

News analysis

Can big data save the next Megan Khung? It’s definitely worth a try to keep children safer

Megan’s mother and her ex-partner horrifically abused the four-year-old girl to death, and the couple burnt her corpse to avoid detection.

How Megan Khung’s case could have unfolded differently if MSF’s new unit had been in place

Scattered and ultimately missed signals played a part in the tragedy of Megan Khung, who died in 2020 after prolonged abuse at the hands of her mother and her boyfriend.

New MSF unit analyses data from police, CNB and other agencies to flag child abuse earlier

Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming said the new unit, SAFER, would reinforce the ministry’s ability to identify high-risk cases.

MSF’s new SAFER unit alerted social workers to protect young child who was harshly punished

On Sept 22, the new unit, called SAFER (Sensemaking Alerts for Frontline Engagement and Response), was launched to strengthen the child protection system.

An average of 539 child neglect cases a year in Singapore required authorities to step in

An overhead view of the stall in Circuit Road Market and Food Centre where a 15-year-old girl, under the order of the father, stayed for at least 11 months. Foldable mattresses, two soft toys and a fan were in one of the units rented by the girl’s father, who sells vegetables at one of the other two units. The third unit, a stall owner said, is for storage.

Lower fees, more places in facilities for PWDs among first moves by disability task force

The changes were announced by Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming (centre), who engaged with clients from the TOUCH Centre for Independent Living on Sept 17.

Fewer kids of single unwed parents receive maximum government co-matching benefits: MSF

About 30 per cent of children of single unwed parents had reached the maximum CDA co-matching grant limit, compared to about 70 per cent of children from married households.

More financial help from 2027 for caregivers of those with intellectual disabilities or autism

The eligibility criteria for schemes such as the Home Caregiving Grant will be expanded.

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