On 10 September 2024, the National Suicide Prevention Strategy (Project Hayat, meaning ‘life’ in Malay) White Paper was launched in conjunction with World Suicide Prevention Day. Jointly organised by SG Mental Health Matters and Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, the event featured a panel of suicide experts and professionals:
- Ms Anthea Ong, Co-Lead, Project Hayat and former Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP)
- Dr Jared Ng, Co-Lead, Project Hayat and Medical Director, Connections MindHealth
- Dr Rayner Tan, Co-Lead, Project Hayat and Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
- Mr Gasper Tan, CEO, Samaritans of Singapore
- Dr Mythily Subramaniam, Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Research), Institute of Mental Health
- Ms Vivienne Lim, Chairwoman, CHIJ Schools’ Board of Management
Project Hayat is a community-led effort guided by various stakeholders in a Work Group, and its published White Paper outlined key recommendations for a national strategy for suicide prevention in Singapore, a first of its kind. Click on the link below to find out more and read the full 160-page report.
Media Coverage:
Report calls for national strategy to prevent suicides, The Straits Times, 10 September 2024
National strategy needed to prevent suicides: Singapore mental health advocacy group, The Straits Times Online, 10 September 2024
民间组织白皮书提九倡议预防自杀, Lianhe Zaobao, 10 September 2024
New white paper calls for govt to set up national office dedicated to suicide prevention, CNA Online, 10 September 2024
Kumpulan kerja kesihatan mental saran strategi nasional cegah bunuh diri, Berita Harian, 11 September 2024
உயிர்மாய்ப்புகைளத் தடுக்க ஒருங்கிைணந்த முயற்சி தைவ, Tamil Murasu, 11 September 2024