SAMH and SACS

How can we better care for those with long-term mental health challenges?

Read The Straits Times' article on how our nursing homes help residents with mental health conditions to stay engaged, contribute meaningfully and build connections.

Let's talk about mood disorders 🗣️

Rebecca, Senior Manager of Rehabilitation Services at Anglican Care Centre (Simei), was invited to share her insights at the "Ask Me Anything" workshop on mood disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder. The 2-hour workshop was packed with deep sharing by persons with lived experience, as well as useful information by mental health professionals. They shared candidly about early signs of mood disorders such as insomnia, how to encourage persons to seek help, struggles with medication, and the multiple, non-medical dimensions of recovery. A common thread that emerged from the open dialogue was the importance of community. Anglican Care Centre (Hougang) also held a booth with craft items handmade by clients as part of their rehabilitation programme.

We thank the Say Know initiative and the The Foundry for organising and hosting the workshop, as well as fellow panelists and partners like Mindfull Community Singapore and The Tapestry Project SG. As societal awareness of mental health grows, such platforms help build a "no shame" culture, where people can share their experiences and questions freely.

Apart from working with clients with mental health conditions, Rebecca also conducts training such as the Wellness Recovery Action Plan (W.R.A.P) to equip mental healthcare workers with practical tools. For more information on this and other courses offered by St. Andrew's Community Service Academy, please visit www.sacs.org/sacsa.html.

This Mother’s Day, we honour the sacrificial love and hard work of mothers like Lynn. 🌹

When Lynn's family fell into financial hardship, she found a way to earn supplementary income through our Mother and Child Project, sewing crafts, bag, clothes and more. "I didn't know how to sew at all. They patiently taught me how to use a sewing machine. I still remember when I got the first cash payment. I was very happy; finally I made it! Now I have confidence that I can use my hands to work and help the family," says Lynn.

Mother and Child Project is a social enterprise under SACS that aims to help disadvantaged mothers become economically self-sufficient through innovative product creation using upcycled materials.

Indeed, many of our clients and beneficiaries inspire us with their strength and love for their families that stays constant even through the hard times. We wish all mothers a Happy Mother's Day, good health and joy! 🥰

Building capabilities for a stronger future 💪

We are proud to celebrate 24 colleagues from SACS, St. Andrew's Community Hospital and St. Andrew's Nursing Home who received the Community Care Manpower Development Award from Ms Rahayu Mahzam, Minister of State for Health, and Digital Development and Information, this afternoon.

Truly, lifelong learning and capability building are key to staying future-ready as the community care sector evolves. We are excited about our colleagues’ professional growth and continued contributions in caring for patients, seniors, and persons with mental health challenges.

Thank you Agency for Integrated Care - AIC Singapore for the opportunities!

Bringing light to lives ✨

That is what we do at SAMH and SACS, the healthcare and community arms of The Diocese of Singapore. Compelled by the love of Christ, we serve over 65,000 people in Singapore every year through our 46 centres, that include community hospitals, nursing homes, active ageing and senior care centres, psychiatric rehabilitation centres, schools and day activity centres for persons with autism, a migrant worker medical centre and a crisis shelter for women and children.

Please support us 🤲 as we strive to expand our services and enhance our care. Read more about how our youth mental outreach team helped a polytechnic student overcome her struggles and find the light.

https://www.giving.sg/donate/campaign/samhsacsmya2026

Our nurses from St. Andrew's Community Hospital and St. Andrew's Nursing Home don their new uniforms today! The unified new look represents our commitment to deliver consistent quality of care to our patients and residents.

Happy Labour Day to all our staff across the medical, senior, psychiatric, autism as well as family and children services. We see your hard work💪👏

Thankful to The Woke Salaryman for shining the spotlight on the challenges persons with autism and their families may face in public spaces. Indeed, a little grace and kindness go a long way in helping them feel accepted and included. As St. Andrew's Autism Centre puts it, "As Autism Awareness Month comes to a close, the conversation should not end here. Autism is lifelong, and our understanding, acceptance and care should be too". 💙

Congratulations to Ms Nursyafiqah of St. Andrew's Autism Centre on receiving the MOE–SG Enable Promising SPED Teacher Award ✨ We are proud & blessed to have staff like her who are true champions of inclusion.

We are honoured to share that Dr Angel Lee, Group Medical Director of SAMH and SACS, and Medical Director of St. Andrew's Community Hospital, was awarded the Singapore Palliative Care Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award conferred by the Singapore Hospice Council.

Dr Lee has been a tireless advocate of palliative care over the past three decades. We are deeply blessed to have her spearhead the development of our inpatient, home and nursing home palliative care services.

Congratulations to Dr Lee for the well-deserved award 👏 🏆

Read Dr Lee's thoughtful insights about palliative care in the Lianhe Zaobao report here: https://lnkd.in/gYsn6w9s