Programme helps youth cope with mental illness
Since 2006, YouthReach has achieved a success rate of 88 per cent in reducing youths' hospital stays. -ST
Sun, Jan 11, 2009
The Straits Times
by Huang Huifen
Two years ago, Ms Stefanie Cheang was prone to sudden outbursts of anger, and she refused to go to school.
Her concerned parents took her to see a psychiatrist, who diagnosed her as suffering from schizophrenia.
Yesterday, the 21-year-old shared the story of her road to recovery before a crowd of 120 people. She is now doing well at the Mountbatten Vocational School and plans to become a nurse.
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