Fixing “broken” youth not enough to tackle mental health issues — nurture them to flourish in life too

Tackling mental health in Singapore is not about fixing our “broken” youth alone, but about how the country can create the conditions for future generations to flourish and thrive. Mental health is much more than just the absence of mental illness; it is also about the presence of positive factors that promote overall well-being. Isabelle Tan, Research Assistant and Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow, both from the Social Lab, Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, together with Associate Professor Vincent Chua, from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, share their views.