Youth mental health

In July 2021, the mental health of students in Singapore was thrust into the spotlight following the River Valley High School attack where a Secondary One student was allegedly struck to death with an axe by a Secondary Four student. The attack shook the nation. A week later, Education Minister Chan...

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Main Author: Yong, Li Xuan
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Published: Nanyang Technological University 2022
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1558242023-03-05T16:07:32Z Youth mental health Yong, Li Xuan - Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Samuel He Zheng Bang samuelhe@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Journalism::Photojournalism In July 2021, the mental health of students in Singapore was thrust into the spotlight following the River Valley High School attack where a Secondary One student was allegedly struck to death with an axe by a Secondary Four student. The attack shook the nation. A week later, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing announced that the incidence of suicide among young people aged 10 to 19 rose in 2020 from 2019 as part of an overall increase in people here taking their own lives during the pandemic. Despite the prevalence of mental health issues, the stigma against this topic remains and youth struggle to seek counsel. Ms Ashley Poo Enhui, 21, is a Republic Polytechnic student who was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in November 2019. Through Fighting Demons, a photo essay about her mental health journey, I hope to pull back the curtain on depression and anxiety, and present readers with an unflinching look at how these mental disorders affect Ashley and her family. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2022-03-23T02:09:19Z 2022-03-23T02:09:19Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Yong, L. X. (2022). Youth mental health. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155824 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155824 en SCI21051 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University
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Yong, Li Xuan
Youth mental health
description In July 2021, the mental health of students in Singapore was thrust into the spotlight following the River Valley High School attack where a Secondary One student was allegedly struck to death with an axe by a Secondary Four student. The attack shook the nation. A week later, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing announced that the incidence of suicide among young people aged 10 to 19 rose in 2020 from 2019 as part of an overall increase in people here taking their own lives during the pandemic. Despite the prevalence of mental health issues, the stigma against this topic remains and youth struggle to seek counsel. Ms Ashley Poo Enhui, 21, is a Republic Polytechnic student who was diagnosed with depression and anxiety in November 2019. Through Fighting Demons, a photo essay about her mental health journey, I hope to pull back the curtain on depression and anxiety, and present readers with an unflinching look at how these mental disorders affect Ashley and her family.
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