{"id":3325,"date":"2020-04-21T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2020-04-21T08:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/safespace-stag.gkim.digital\/?p=3144"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:09:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:09:29","slug":"mental-health-wellness-avenues-and-tips-to-get-us-through-the-coronavirus-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/mental-health-wellness-avenues-and-tips-to-get-us-through-the-coronavirus-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health & Wellness Avenues To Get us Through the Coronavirus Outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=”row”]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_wp_text]\r\n
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These organisations provide useful tips and mental wellness activities that work for anyone currently staying in during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
ALVIN LIM<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Staying in amid the circuit breaker measures, while socially responsible, is tough. While we\u2019ve covered some ways to keep busy, Singapore\u2019s mental healthcare organisations have also doled out tips that\u2019ll tide us through the coronavirus outbreak.On keeping busy, here are a few activities we\u2019ve compiled: from\u00a0virtual museum tours<\/a>\u00a0for the aesthete, to\u00a0home workouts<\/a>\u00a0for the athlete. For everyone else, there\u2019s nothing like\u00a0good food<\/a>. Or\u00a0good drink<\/a>.\r\n
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<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWe can\u2019t forget the mental health benefits of social interaction \u2013 while we can\u2019t meet our friends or faraway loved ones in person, video-conferencing is always an option.\u00a0 \u201cHuman beings are social creatures by nature with an innate need to be socially connected with others,\u201d reads a Facebook post by Singapore Psychological Society on April 18.\r\nBecause we aren\u2019t the experts where it comes to mental health, look to these organisations that are providing avenues for much-needed social contact and counselling amid the coronavirus pandemic.\r\nOne such social enterprise is\u00a0Happiness Initiative<\/a>. It promotes happiness through positive psychology: a proactive approach to mental health that precludes \u2018negative\u2019 mental health conditions like depression or anxiety disorder. It has previously organised conferences and conducted workshops at school promoting happiness.\r\n
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<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nJust last year, the enterprise hosted the world\u2019s first Happiness film festival that seeks to encourage happiness through films. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Happiness Initiative is hosting Netflix parties (featuring feel-good movies like the Blind Side and Julie & Julia) as well as sharing other positive news and happiness tips through their\u00a0Instagram page<\/a>.\r\n
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Co-founders Simon Leow and Sherman Ho of Happiness Initiative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nSays Simon Leow, co-founder of Happiness Initiative, \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing that will tide us over any adversity, its social support. We can remain socially connected while maintaining a safe distance.\u201d\r\nHere are some other avenues for mental health counselling and other coronavirus mental healthcare tips. You could also consider donating to these organisations, which are largely not-for-profit, volunteer-based organisations.\r\nSingapore Association for Mental Health<\/a>: Since 1968, this volunteer welfare organisation provides community-based mental healthcare options as well as clinical support. Their focus is on rehabilitation and reintegration. Amid the current coronavirus outbreak, the organisation has organised\u00a0online group art sessions<\/a>\u00a0to stretch your creativity and meet others virtually. Their helpline is also open for anyone that just needs someone to talk to.\r\nHelpline: 1800-283-7019<\/em>\r\nSingapore Psychological Society<\/a>: The society was founded in 1979 with the aim of advancing psychology as a science and profession in Singapore. The society has also been\u00a0posting working-from-home mental wellness tips<\/a>\u00a0that include staying connected to others, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and acknowledging, not repressing, mental health issues that arise from the coronavirus outbreak like anxiety.\r\nThe Singapore Psychological Society\u00a0has compiled a list<\/a>\u00a0of doctors, workshops and avenues for mental health support.<\/em>\r\nSamaritans of Singapore<\/a>: This organisation provides confidential emotional support to those in crisis, contemplating suicide or are affected by suicide. The non-religious and not-for-profit organisation hopes to provide hope for those in need during the coronavirus outbreak, and they\u2019ve encouraged social media users to share their own message of hope and encouragement with the hashtag HopeThroughTheNight.\r\nHelpline: 1800-221-4444<\/em>\r\nSafe Space<\/a>: Singapore\u2019s first online-to-offline counselling app Safe Space\u2019s raison d\u2019etre is to provide counselling services and remove stigma from receiving, and about, mental healthcare. On their Facebook page, Safe Space is providing daily mental wellness tips and useful resources for those in need.\r\nOther hotlines:<\/em>\r\nNational CARE Hotline (24-hour, manned by over 300 volunteers): 6202-6868<\/em>\r\nInstitute of Mental Health\u2019s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222<\/em>\r\nFei Yue\u2019s online counselling centre: ec2.sg<\/em>\r\n\r\nPhotography by\u00a0Hannah Wei<\/a>\u00a0on Unsplash.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/article>[\/vc_wp_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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These organisations provide useful tips and mental wellness activities that work for anyone currently staying in during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
ALVIN LIM<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Staying in amid the circuit breaker measures, while socially responsible, is tough. While we\u2019ve covered some ways to keep busy, Singapore\u2019s mental healthcare organisations have also doled out tips that\u2019ll tide us through the coronavirus outbreak.On keeping busy, here are a few activities we\u2019ve compiled: from\u00a0virtual museum tours<\/a>\u00a0for the aesthete, to\u00a0home workouts<\/a>\u00a0for the athlete. For everyone else, there\u2019s nothing like\u00a0good food<\/a>. Or\u00a0good drink<\/a>.\r\n
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<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nWe can\u2019t forget the mental health benefits of social interaction \u2013 while we can\u2019t meet our friends or faraway loved ones in person, video-conferencing is always an option.\u00a0 \u201cHuman beings are social creatures by nature with an innate need to be socially connected with others,\u201d reads a Facebook post by Singapore Psychological Society on April 18.\r\nBecause we aren\u2019t the experts where it comes to mental health, look to these organisations that are providing avenues for much-needed social contact and counselling amid the coronavirus pandemic.\r\nOne such social enterprise is\u00a0Happiness Initiative<\/a>. It promotes happiness through positive psychology: a proactive approach to mental health that precludes \u2018negative\u2019 mental health conditions like depression or anxiety disorder. It has previously organised conferences and conducted workshops at school promoting happiness.\r\n
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<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\nJust last year, the enterprise hosted the world\u2019s first Happiness film festival that seeks to encourage happiness through films. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Happiness Initiative is hosting Netflix parties (featuring feel-good movies like the Blind Side and Julie & Julia) as well as sharing other positive news and happiness tips through their\u00a0Instagram page<\/a>.\r\n
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Co-founders Simon Leow and Sherman Ho of Happiness Initiative.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nSays Simon Leow, co-founder of Happiness Initiative, \u201cIf there\u2019s one thing that will tide us over any adversity, its social support. We can remain socially connected while maintaining a safe distance.\u201d\r\nHere are some other avenues for mental health counselling and other coronavirus mental healthcare tips. You could also consider donating to these organisations, which are largely not-for-profit, volunteer-based organisations.\r\nSingapore Association for Mental Health<\/a>: Since 1968, this volunteer welfare organisation provides community-based mental healthcare options as well as clinical support. Their focus is on rehabilitation and reintegration. Amid the current coronavirus outbreak, the organisation has organised\u00a0online group art sessions<\/a>\u00a0to stretch your creativity and meet others virtually. Their helpline is also open for anyone that just needs someone to talk to.\r\nHelpline: 1800-283-7019<\/em>\r\nSingapore Psychological Society<\/a>: The society was founded in 1979 with the aim of advancing psychology as a science and profession in Singapore. The society has also been\u00a0posting working-from-home mental wellness tips<\/a>\u00a0that include staying connected to others, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and acknowledging, not repressing, mental health issues that arise from the coronavirus outbreak like anxiety.\r\nThe Singapore Psychological Society\u00a0has compiled a list<\/a>\u00a0of doctors, workshops and avenues for mental health support.<\/em>\r\nSamaritans of Singapore<\/a>: This organisation provides confidential emotional support to those in crisis, contemplating suicide or are affected by suicide. The non-religious and not-for-profit organisation hopes to provide hope for those in need during the coronavirus outbreak, and they\u2019ve encouraged social media users to share their own message of hope and encouragement with the hashtag HopeThroughTheNight.\r\nHelpline: 1800-221-4444<\/em>\r\nSafe Space<\/a>: Singapore\u2019s first online-to-offline counselling app Safe Space\u2019s raison d\u2019etre is to provide counselling services and remove stigma from receiving, and about, mental healthcare. On their Facebook page, Safe Space is providing daily mental wellness tips and useful resources for those in need.\r\nOther hotlines:<\/em>\r\nNational CARE Hotline (24-hour, manned by over 300 volunteers): 6202-6868<\/em>\r\nInstitute of Mental Health\u2019s Mental Health Helpline: 6389-2222<\/em>\r\nFei Yue\u2019s online counselling centre: ec2.sg<\/em>\r\n\r\nPhotography by\u00a0Hannah Wei<\/a>\u00a0on Unsplash.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<\/section><\/article>[\/vc_wp_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68,110,69,67,74,153,76,70],"tags":[175,27,145,144],"class_list":["post-3325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19","category-mental-health-news","category-mental-health-tips","category-articles","category-self-development","category-self-help","category-work","category-workplace-wellness","tag-covid","tag-mental-health","tag-well-being","tag-wellness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3325"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6805,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3325\/revisions\/6805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}