On May 14th the Embassy hosted a webinar on the topic of mental health in the context of Covid-19.
The conversation featured prominent experts from Singapore and Sweden, including Professor Chua Hong Choon, CEO of Singapore’s Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Dr Clara Hellner Adj Prof at KI and Dr Lisa Clefberg, Licensed Psychologist.
The webinar concluded with a mindfulness session led by Ms Cheryl Tan, founder of “The Breath Movement” and initiator of the Singapore Mental Health Film Festival. The conversation addressed issues such as the effectiveness of digital technologies for treatment of mental health issues such as anxiety and stress, useful self-help techniques, how best to support our elderly in this pandemic etc.
The scope for dialogue and collaboration is vast. A silver-lining of the pandemic may well be that the stigma surrounding mental health is reduced - this is something that affects and touches us all. 155 people participated in the webinar.
