Singapore Association for Mental Health

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Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) is Singapore’s first community mental agency advocating ‘Mental Wellness for All’ since 1968. More specifically, the organisation aims to promote mental health, prevent mental illness, improve the care and rehabilitation of persons with mental illness, and to reduce the misconception and social stigma that surrounds mental illness.

💚 Thank you, Singapore Global Network (SGLN), for the opportunity to be part of the SGLN Mental Well-being Festival.Thro...
18/08/2026

💚 Thank you, Singapore Global Network (SGLN), for the opportunity to be part of the SGLN Mental Well-being Festival.

Throughout the festival, SAMH was proud to contribute in meaningful ways, from leadership conversations and experiential music therapy to community outreach that encouraged reflection and connection.

During the fireside chat, our CEO, Nicholas Lee, joined fellow leaders to discuss the importance of resilience, psychological safety, and workplace well-being.

The festival also allowed participants to experience the therapeutic power of music through a session led by our Music Therapist, Cassandra Chng, and engage with our interactive Wellness Wheel, which sparked conversations around self-care and mental well-being.

A big thank you to SGLN and everyone who stopped by, participated, and shared in these meaningful conversations.

Together, let's continue creating safer workplaces, stronger communities, and better mental health for all. 💚

Some adults haven't left their bedrooms in months. Some, in years.Leela N. Samy, Head, SAMH C'SAY CREST-NORTH | SAMH SAY...
18/08/2026

Some adults haven't left their bedrooms in months. Some, in years.

Leela N. Samy, Head, SAMH C'SAY CREST-NORTH | SAMH SAY-IT!YIT @ North, is one of the social workers featured in Channel NewsAsia's new feature on Singapore's "hidden adults": individuals in their 20s, 30s and 40s retreating from work, relationships and everyday life. 🌱

It's a different picture from hidden youth and school stress. One agency alone has seen enquiries about isolated individuals more than double since 2022, and no one yet knows the full scale of it here.

Leela shares what she's seeing on the ground in the full feature by CNA's Senior Journalist Alif Amsyar. Link in bio.

If this sounds like someone you know, SAMH's helpline is 1800-283-7019 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm). 💛

Some adults haven't left their bedrooms in months. Some, in years.Leela Samy, Head, SAMH C'SAY CREST-NORTH | SAMH SAY-IT...
13/08/2026

Some adults haven't left their bedrooms in months. Some, in years.

Leela Samy, Head, SAMH C'SAY CREST-NORTH | SAMH SAY-IT!YIT @ North, is one of the social workers featured in CNA's new feature on Singapore's "hidden adults", individuals in their 20s, 30s and 40s retreating from work, relationships and everyday life. 🌱

It's a different picture from hidden youth and school stress. One agency alone has seen enquiries about isolated individuals more than double since 2022, and no one yet knows the full scale of it here.

Leela shares what she's seeing on the ground in the full feature on CNA. Link in bio.

If this sounds like someone you know, SAMH's helpline is 1800-283-7019 (Mon to Fri, 9am to 6pm). 💛

09/08/2026

We asked SAMH HQ one question: what sound does a firework make? 🎆

Some went "pew pew", some went full orchestral, some got creative in ways we still can't explain.

Turns out everyone's fireworks sound different. Everyone's "beyond" looks different too, and that's the whole point this year.

SAMH wishes our nation a very happy 61st birthday. Here's to going beyond, however loud that sounds for you 🇸🇬

The need for support continues every day.Students at Global Indian International School (GIIS) turned awareness into act...
31/07/2026

The need for support continues every day.

Students at Global Indian International School (GIIS) turned awareness into action, running "Hope In Every Bite," a bake sale organised entirely by the GIIS Psychology & Mental Health Club.

The bakes carried the message on purpose. Plain-looking cookies and brownies on the outside, rainbow filling inside, echoing how people hide what they're going through until you look closer.

Two home bakers joined in with surprise rainbow-frosted cupcakes, and the club members baked the rest themselves. Every purchase became a conversation between students and teachers about mental health in their own community.

Together, they raised over $400. 100% of it goes toward SAMH's programmes, including caregiver and family support 🌈

Conversations start here. Action continues with you 💛

Youth showed up for caregivers and families. Now it's your turn. 🔗 Donate via the link in our bio.

24/07/2026

Scrolling till 2 am. Wide awake at 4 am. Eight hours in bed and still exhausted in the morning?

If your sleep's been more "not okay" than okay lately, you're not the only one staring at the ceiling. 🌙

For International Self-Care Day, we're skipping the candles and bath salts, and going straight for the one thing self-care lists always skip: your sleep.

Swipe for 3 tips that don't require any products, a routine overhaul, or an appointment to start tonight. 👉

Save this for 10 pm you. Future you will thank you. 😴

Counselling. Creative Therapy. Community. Recovery.

Journey with us at your own pace.
🔗 Link in bio.

15/07/2026

We tell you to take breaks. This time, we took ours. 🏓

SAMH's Staff Wellness Committee ran our first interest group session on pickleball. Board & video games and badminton are next on the calendar this year.

Mental health work doesn't exempt us from needing our own breaks. Consider this your reminder too. 🙌

07/07/2026

Still replaying that one conversation from months ago?

It's natural to feel angry or let down. But resentment has a way of eating up energy you didn't agree to spend, and it makes it harder actually to be here, now, in your own life.

Forgiveness isn't about saying what happened was okay. It's choosing to stop letting that one moment interrupt every moment after it.

This Global Forgiveness Day 💜, permit yourself to put the burden down.

Is there something, or someone, you've been meaning to forgive? Share in the comments 👇

05/07/2026

Rest is free. Concert tickets aren't, and yet somehow, rest is the harder one to get. 😪

Somewhere between queuing at 2am, refreshing your feed for no reason, and watching one more video before bed, the evening disappeared. You were technically not working. But you weren't resting either.

That's where a lot of us are sitting right now. Too wired to switch off, too tired to do anything else.

This Youth Day, we're checking in. Your rest matters, not just the hours, but what those hours actually feel like.

💛 If you've been running on empty, find out how we can support you. Check out our linktree in bio~🙂

02/07/2026

When everyone in your family needs you at once, who's looking out for you? 🫂

For over 30 years, JG was the financial pillar of his family. He helped when needed. That felt like enough.

But his dad passed away suddenly. His sister, who had her own recovery journey, took on the caregiving role. The strain of watching their mum decline pushed her into relapse. And then it fell to JG. The one member of the family who was, in his own words, "a little more sane".

No one asked. There was just no one else.

His days started before dawn and ended with an insulin injection and a final supper. In between: groceries, cooking, mopping, diapers, afternoon snacks, night snacks. His sister helped when she was well.

He dropped his job. He had to save himself before he broke, because if he broke, there was no one left.

JG doesn't think he ever said out loud that he was tired. It just showed on his face.
Friends who knew his situation checked in. That helped.

The one thing he protected was exercise. HIIT, running, walking. Six days a week, mostly with friends. A few hours away from everything. He felt good. That was enough. 💪

When we asked what he wished someone had told him, he said two words.

"Thank you." 🧡

Burnout looks different for everyone. This is one story and we are collecting more. If you have a story to share, our DMs are open. 💬

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