Suicide Research Studies Conducted by IMH

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2883 

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 2 JULY 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong

MP for Hougang GRC

Question No. 5918

To ask the Minister for Health (a) how much funding support has been given to the Institute of Mental Health in the past three years for ongoing studies related to risk factors for suicide and self-harm as well as mitigation factors for reduction or prevention of the same; and (b) when will the outcome of the studies be reported and made known to the public.

Answer

1     In the past three years, the Ministry of Health has provided about $1.6m to the Institute of Mental Health for two research studies which are designed specifically to understand the risk factors for suicide and self-harm, as well as the mitigating factors for prevention and/or reduction of self-harm.

2     Both studies are ongoing. Outcomes of the studies are projected to be ready by end 2025.