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Men, Adam wants you to help other men
[Above: The Adam group launched a Web platform for men to make pledges to their loved ones at the National Library Building in Victoria Street yesterday. Photo: Jamie Koh, myp]
SINGAPORE - Male lawyers, teachers, counsellors and those willing to lend a listening ear: A self-help group dedicated to men wants you.
The Association for Devoted and Active Men (Adam) is looking for volunteers to better handle calls from men who seek help. About 300 calls have been made to its crisis hotline since it was launched in June last year, mainly from blue-collar workers aged between 28 and 50. The hotline receives about five calls a week.
Marital, family and employment woes are the most common issues raised by the callers.
Adam president Abdul Mutalif Hashim, 51, said: "We are trying to get volunteers to help us as it would be easier to manage...the process."
On why white-collar professionals seldom call the hotline, he said that they are more resourceful when it comes to looking for help.
"But sometimes it's an issue of pride; asking for help might imply that they can't settle it by themselves," he added.
Adam - which was set up in 2004 under the supervision of Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development and Defence Mohamad Maliki Osman - has about 200 members, although only 20 or so are active volunteers.
Yesterday, a Web version of the group's Commitment Book, a platform for men to make pledges to their loved ones, was launched at the National Library Building in Victoria Street. About 20 men pledged to be better boyfriends, husbands and fathers.
Those who want to contribute to Adam can call 6471-5448 or visit adam.org.sg
[email protected]
[Above: The Adam group launched a Web platform for men to make pledges to their loved ones at the National Library Building in Victoria Street yesterday. Photo: Jamie Koh, myp]
SINGAPORE - Male lawyers, teachers, counsellors and those willing to lend a listening ear: A self-help group dedicated to men wants you.
The Association for Devoted and Active Men (Adam) is looking for volunteers to better handle calls from men who seek help. About 300 calls have been made to its crisis hotline since it was launched in June last year, mainly from blue-collar workers aged between 28 and 50. The hotline receives about five calls a week.
Marital, family and employment woes are the most common issues raised by the callers.
Adam president Abdul Mutalif Hashim, 51, said: "We are trying to get volunteers to help us as it would be easier to manage...the process."
On why white-collar professionals seldom call the hotline, he said that they are more resourceful when it comes to looking for help.
"But sometimes it's an issue of pride; asking for help might imply that they can't settle it by themselves," he added.
Adam - which was set up in 2004 under the supervision of Senior Parliamentary Secretary for National Development and Defence Mohamad Maliki Osman - has about 200 members, although only 20 or so are active volunteers.
Yesterday, a Web version of the group's Commitment Book, a platform for men to make pledges to their loved ones, was launched at the National Library Building in Victoria Street. About 20 men pledged to be better boyfriends, husbands and fathers.
Those who want to contribute to Adam can call 6471-5448 or visit adam.org.sg
[email protected]
