Mental Health Service
Allkin Singapore works alongside a wide network of healthcare and community partners to journey with vulnerable and marginalised persons with mental health issues.
What We Do
Allkin Singapore's mental health service aims to respond to the rising needs for mental health care within the community, including dementia support in Singapore. By working alongside a wide network of healthcare and community partners, we journey with vulnerable and marginalised persons with mental health issues towards reintegration by providing comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational support services.
How We Enhance & Enrich Lives
We offer a range of mental health support through the following teams, services, and programmes, located within the community.
Have any mental health-related questions or concerns? Get in touch here.
Community Resource, Engagement & Support Team (CREST)
The Community Outreach Team, also known as the Community Resource, Engagement & Support Team (CREST), strives to increase public awareness of dementia and mental health conditions, promote early detection of at-risk persons, and provide emotional support to individuals and their caregivers.
This team works with other community partners to facilitate preventive activities to reduce the risk of mental health issues and conducts meaningful activities to support the clients’ well-being and stimulate their cognitive functions. It is also the community node to link individuals to relevant health and social care services when necessary.
The community outreach team is part of the initiatives under the Community Mental Health Masterplan, a collaborative effort by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), which enables persons living with mental health issues and dementia to seek early mental health care treatment and dementia support services nearer to their homes and ensure that they are well-supported in the community.
Post-Diagnostic Support for persons newly-diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers (PDS)
The Post-Diagnostic Support Programme for persons newly-diagnosed with dementia and their caregivers (PDS-Dementia) offers timely assistance to those living with dementia and their caregivers for a duration of six months following the diagnosis. The programme provides education on the condition, coordinates community resources, and dementia support services, such as facilitating early planning and management of the condition.
The programme also includes a caregiver support network where caregivers can and interact with each other through their shared experiences, co-develop solutions to challenges, lean on each other for social and emotional support, and access valuable resources for dementia support in Singapore.
Meeting Centre Support Programme (MCSP)
Who is it for? Persons living with mild to early moderate stage of dementia.
What is it? This facilitated group-setting programme for persons living with dementia involves post-diagnostic psychosocial group-based activities (physical activities, cognitive stimulation activities, social activities).
When is it? Meets on alternate Monday afternoons for 2 hours.
Click here to register for MCSP.
Orientation Programme for Caregivers (OPCG)
Who is it for? Any caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia in Singapore (both primary & secondary caregivers welcomed).
What is it? Informational talk covering topics including: (1) Understanding dementia, (2) Providing care for loved ones, (3) Coping as caregivers, (4) Advance Care Planning and Lasting Power of Attorney, and (5) Community resources for care planning.
When is it? There are 2 runs per year. Each run consists of a series of 5 sessions across 5 weeks, with each weekly session at 7pm to 9pm.
Click here to register for OPCG.
Caregivers Strength Circle (CSC)
Who is it for? Caregivers of Persons Living With Dementia (PLWD).
What is it? A support group for caregivers of PLWDs to organise and participate in interest-focused activities.
When is it? Gatherings are held every 3rd Thursday of each month, 7pm to 9pm. There is also a yearly Family Caregivers Month celebration in November.
Click here to register for CSC.
Community Intervention Team (COMIT)
The Community Intervention Team (COMIT) provides therapy, counselling, assessment, psychoeducation support, and case management for clients with dementia and mental health issues, including their caregivers. The assessment enables the team to create personalised care plans for clients or connect them with more fitting services. Caregivers will receive appropriate assessment and intervention, including support, training, psychoeducation, and support groups.
COMIT works closely with Polyclinics, General Practitioners, community outreach teams, and other community partners to provide holistic care to clients. The community intervention team is part of the initiatives under the Community Mental Health Masterplan, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), which enables persons living with mental health issues and dementia to seek early mental health care treatment and dementia support in Singapore that are nearer to their homes and ensure that they are well-supported in the community.
By The Numbers
2,446
people collectively championed a dementia-friendly society through Walk2Remember
18
individuals engaged with a network of mutual support through the COMIT Befriending Workgroup