To align with our agenda, the OSE has facilitated ongoing Mental Health Workshops within the MHDFIPA.

The OSE has also launched a cooperative effort with MOHW for Mind Health Connect to provide counselling to frontline staff at the KHMH. This initiative was launched in response to the mounting need caused by the unrelenting stress of caring for COVID-19 patients. This program will also be extended and available to our security forces.

Additionally, the OSE partnered with the Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to invest in the mental health and overall well-being of the children and staff at the New Beginnings, formerly Princess Royal Youth Hostel. Phase I of the project involved capital investments in education, programming, and rehabilitation. This included donations of a stove, industrial wash and dryer, uniforms, books for the library, and school and art supplies. In phase II, the OSE supported the children from New Beginnings to participate in a 6-week workshop to build their life skills in cooking and sewing. Finally, phase III of the project at New Beginnings focused on improving mental health and involved facilitating a therapist to visit once a week with the children. The office-sponsored therapist also helped with the capacity building of the staff by engaging in sessions with them on mental health and managing their workload. 

Furthermore, the OSE collaborated with California Baptist University to organise a training session with social workers and residential care staff on mental health and adverse childhood experiences which was instructed by Dr. Kendra Flores Carter, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Social Work at California Baptist University. This initiative was a follow-up to the needs identified at a familiarization meeting hosted by Mrs. Rossana Briceño, Special Envoy in 2021.

Lastly, because mental health is a major part of our overall health and well-being, the OSE has also used its platform on social media to break the taboo around mental illnesses with education and awareness campaigns and posts.