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10 Corporate and Community Partners Pledge their Support to Promote Inclusion

22/02/2019

Over 200 touchpoints to empower the participation of persons with disabilities in society
Launch of music video to celebrate abilities, directed by Royston Tan

Singapore Mental Health Conference 2019 Explores Empowerment for Resilience and Recovery

30/01/2019

The 2019 edition of the Singapore Mental Health Conference (SMHC) will be opened by Guest of Honour, President Halimah Yacob on 30 January 2019

NCSS Study Reveals that Workplace Adjustments in Companies Will Address Barriers to Hiring Persons with Mental Health Conditions

30/10/2018

Findings highlight that workplace adjustments have wide ranging benefits for companies and all its employees
NCSS partners with the WorkWell Leaders Workgroup – a grounds-up collective of private and public-sector leaders – to champion for workplace wellbeing as a priority

Olympic Champion Joseph Schooling Leads “Champion for a Good Cause” In Partnership with Community Chest

11/09/2018

Fresh off a victorious outing at the recent Asian Games 2018, Singapore’s first and only Olympic champion Joseph Schooling went back to the pool, this time for a good cause. In an inaugural partnership with Community Chest, Joseph Schooling led a swim clinic “Champion for a Good Cause”, with children from CARE Singapore, a social service organisation supported by Community Chest at the Temasek Club. Supported by six other swim coaches from his own swim school, Swim Schooling and SportCares, Schooling spent around an hour sharing his experiences as an athlete with 12 social service users, aged 12 to 14 years old, from CARE Singapore.

NCSS Launches First Nation-Wide Campaign to Fight Mental Health Stigma

08/09/2018

Findings from a new NCSS attitude study found that 7 in 10 believe that persons with mental health conditions experience stigma and discrimination
The "Beyond the Label" campaign hopes to build empathy and encourage the public to view persons in recovery beyond their mental health diagnosis

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