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[h=2]Attempted suicide cases increase by 40% over last 5 years[/h]
October 17th, 2012 |
Author: Editorial
According to police records, the number of attempted suicides
increased by about 40 per cent from 706 cases in 2007, to 992 cases in 2011.
This is an increase from 15.4 to 19.1 per 100,000 of the total population.
MOH said that it is adopting a multi-pronged strategy involving different
agencies such as the MCYS, MOE, MHA and stakeholders in the social sectors to
tackle the rising levels of depression among Singaporeans.
This was revealed by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in a written response on 15
October to questions in Parliament on the problem of the rising number of people
suffering from depression.
Coincidentally, this rise in depression among Singaporeans came about in the
last few years as Singapore’s population increased by nearly one million people
due to the government’s liberal policy of letting in more foreigners, thereby
increasing the competition for resources in Singapore:
MOH said that hospitals do provide crisis intervention for patients who have
attempted suicide. They aim to reduce the risk of identified suicide attempters
through:
MOH said that the Health Promotion Board (HPB) conducts various mental health
promotion and education programmes to promote mental well-being among children,
adults and seniors, enable them with coping skills, facilitate early detection
and treatment, as well as share information on how to recognise the signs and
symptoms of mental illness.
In 2011, more than 40 initiatives and activities were organised in schools,
workplaces and community settings, reaching out to some 170,000 students and
members of the public.
Access to mental health services in the community has also improved. For
instance, IMH’s community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide psycho-social
rehabilitation for stable patients in the community. CMHT also operates a Mobile
Crisis Team which comprises a 24-hour hotline giving information and advice, and
a Home Visit Team that helps to de-escalate stressful situations that patients
face in their homes. The GP Partnership Programme helps GPs better manage
persons with mental illness in the community.
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According to police records, the number of attempted suicides increased by about 40 per cent from 706 cases in 2007, to 992 cases in 2011.
This is an increase from 15.4 to 19.1 per 100,000 of the total population.
MOH said that it is adopting a multi-pronged strategy involving different
agencies such as the MCYS, MOE, MHA and stakeholders in the social sectors to
tackle the rising levels of depression among Singaporeans.
This was revealed by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in a written response on 15
October to questions in Parliament on the problem of the rising number of people
suffering from depression.
Coincidentally, this rise in depression among Singaporeans came about in the
last few years as Singapore’s population increased by nearly one million people
due to the government’s liberal policy of letting in more foreigners, thereby
increasing the competition for resources in Singapore:
MOH said that hospitals do provide crisis intervention for patients who have
attempted suicide. They aim to reduce the risk of identified suicide attempters
through:
- elimination of acute suicide danger (eg: hospitalization, sedation,
crisis-intervention), - adequate treatment (eg: pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy),
- provision of follow-up care for those with high suicide risk and
- counselling and support groups for patients both within the hospital and
community settings.
MOH said that the Health Promotion Board (HPB) conducts various mental health
promotion and education programmes to promote mental well-being among children,
adults and seniors, enable them with coping skills, facilitate early detection
and treatment, as well as share information on how to recognise the signs and
symptoms of mental illness.
In 2011, more than 40 initiatives and activities were organised in schools,
workplaces and community settings, reaching out to some 170,000 students and
members of the public.
Access to mental health services in the community has also improved. For
instance, IMH’s community mental health teams (CMHTs) provide psycho-social
rehabilitation for stable patients in the community. CMHT also operates a Mobile
Crisis Team which comprises a 24-hour hotline giving information and advice, and
a Home Visit Team that helps to de-escalate stressful situations that patients
face in their homes. The GP Partnership Programme helps GPs better manage
persons with mental illness in the community.
.
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