Parents worried about stigma over mental health may be obstacle to youth seeking help: Forum panellists
SINGAPORE — Parents worried about the stigma associated with mental health conditions can present an obstacle to youth seeking help for these challenges, panellists said at a forum on the topic on Friday (May 20).
- Ms Sun Xueling said that tackling mental health must start at home and at school
- The minister of state was speaking at a panel as part of the Temasek Shophouse Conversations event
- Among the topics that panellists discussed was the stigma that youth face when seeking help
- Speakers also talked about how parents can be barriers for the young who may wish to get mental health care
Source: TODAY
