Community psychiatry
Community psychiatric help is available in Singapore. Community psychiatry is a supplement to psychiatric treatment. The aim of this collaboration is to help the individual in theri recovery process when they are in the community.
Practical help
Community psychiatric help can consist of home support. This means that a regular contact person will give you practical help with your daily chores such as:
- cleaning
- shopping
- laundry
- finances
- social contact
The contact person will also offer you social contact to break the isolation which accompanies a mental illness such as depression. The contact person will visit you regularly at your home and also offer you suggestion where you can take part in activities outside your home.
Your contact person can also give you advice and guidance in connection with contact with public authorities, social services in Singapore.
Day centre
Do you want to be with other people? You are welcome at the day centres in your area. There, you will be able to take part in a variety of activities such as excursions, vocational training, social skills training and education.
Oasis Day Centre
Singapore Association for Mental Health
Blk 139 Potong Pasir Ave 3 #01-132/136
Singapore 350139
Tel.: 6283 1576
Fax: 62832140
E-mail: samhic@singnet.com.sg
Website: www.samhealth.org.sg
Hougang Care Centre
Singapore Anglican Community Services
20 Buangkok View
Singapore 534194
Tel.: 6386 9338
Fax: 6385 8816
E-mail: hcc@sacshcc.org.sg
Website: www.sacshcc.org.sg
Simei Care Centre
Singapore Anglican Community Services
10 Simei St 3
Singapore 529897
Tel.: 6781 8113
Fax: 6781 0823
E-mail: scc@sacs.org.sg
Website: www.sacsscc.org.sg
Occupational Therapy Day Centres (Institute of Mental Health)
Website: www.imh.com.sg/our_services/otdc.htm
Woodbridge Hospital Day Centre
10 Buangkok View
Singapore 539747
Tel.: 63892903
Fax: 63892906
Alexandra Day Centre
620 Tiong Bahru Road
Singapore 159789
Tel.: 64797353
Fax: 64756475
Bukit Batok Day Centre
50 Bukit Batok West Ave 3
Bukit Batok Polyclinic Level 3
Singapore 659164
Tel.: 65667462
Fax.: 65662208
More Day Care services are available here: http://www.caregivers.org.sg
Home support services
There are home support services if you need more support before you can live in your own home. These home support services can include flat and house shares and other similar initiatives, giving you the chance to spend time with other people and get personal support.
Bukit Gombak Group Homes
Singapore Association of Mental Health
Tel.: 6283 1576
E-mail: bggh@samhealth.org.sg
Bukit Gombak Group Homes provides sheltered housing to stabilised psychiatric outpatients in gainful employment who are homeless or unable to live with their families.
The aim is to help residents gain an increasing sense of independence and control of their lives, and to move on to independent living in the community.
Relatives, friends and neighbours
Community psychiatrists can also give guidance and advice on the mentally ill person's network in relation to how they can help. Many organisations allow relatives to take part in groups. In these groups, relatives get help and support from other people in the same situation.