Chan Angelina O M, Kee Jass P C, Chan Yiong Huak
Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2012;14(3):217-23.
To address the effects of acute, chronic and cumulative stress in the healthcare environment in Singapore, the Ministry of Health provided funding to develop a comprehensive crisis response management system (peer support programs/PSPs) that increases mental health awareness, provides emotional support to affected staff during work-related critical incidents and assists hospital management to better understand the emotional needs of the employees. This paper reports the awareness and utilization of PSPs in Singapore public general hospitals about one year after they were set up.
