SINGAPORE: To meet the increasing needs of Singaporeans during the COVID-19 pandemic, a 'more integrated and proactive social safety net' will be ...
SINGAPORE: To meet the increasing needs of Singaporeans during the COVID-19 pandemic, a"more integrated and proactive social safety net" will be established, said Minister for Social and Family Development Desmond Lee on Tuesday .
“If we encounter families that are in distress, the front-facing outreach will then move to coordinated support among the social service agencies and government departments, depending on what the issues are,” Mr Lee said.AdvertisementThe outreach will happen in phases, starting with communities with large numbers of rental housing units, and the process is likely to take around “three to six months”.
“We need a network out there to look out, to listen and to reach out, through this very proactive organised effort,” he added. “This becomes a platform for the givers in order for the resources to be better marshalled and for collective social impact.” “We also have four pilot Community Link sites in Marsiling, Boon Lay, Jalan Kukoh and Kembangan-Chai Chee, which are microcosms of the wider concept of theMoving forward, the community networks and partners will now “stand up” to proactively reach out to other families in rental housing, in all towns.Reaching out to vulnerable Singaporeans through calls and visits will be a “major effort”, said Mr Lee.
“We had people who exhibit anxiety, depression or signs of depression, some potential risk of self harm,” said Mr Lee.
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