31/07/2026
Ten years ago, the Yeo Boon Khim Mind Science Centre was founded on a question: how do we intervene early, and prevent mental illness before it takes hold?
Today, we saw what a decade of that commitment looks like when researchers, clinicians, policymakers and the wider community come together.
The MSC 10th Anniversary Convening, Mind Science: Interventions Now & the Future, was a moment to reflect on how far the Centre has come, and to ask honestly what comes next. We were honoured to have Minister of State Mdm Rahayu Mahzam join us as our Guest of Honour, and to welcome Prof Claire Henderson as our keynote speaker.
The morning opened with a performance by Voices of Singapore — a reminder of where the Centre began. Choral singing was one of MSC's earliest non-drug interventions, and some of those original participants continue to sing today.
Our Fireside Chat, Thriving Across the Life Course, was a candid conversation about mental health across every stage of life.
The morning closed with the launch of the MSC & NUS Medicine Workplace Mental Wellbeing Research Initiative — a commitment to understanding what genuinely supports mental wellbeing at work, and to building workplaces where people can thrive.
To our donors, partners, researchers, volunteers and community members — and to everyone who joined us: thank you.
The next ten years begin now.
