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Mental health advocates welcome plans to have more school counsellors but say barriers remain

aseanpr
4 minutes

SINGAPORE - Mental health advocates and social service agencies welcome having more school counsellors in Singapore's labour-strapped mental health system. But they say structural barriers should be addressed too. Former NMP Anthea Ong said the plan to increase the number of teacher counsellors deployed in schools from more than 700 to over 1,000 in the next few years is a first step in aiding "grossly under-resourced schools" in mental health support for students. Education Minister Chan Chun Sing had announced the "near term" measures in Parliament last Tuesday in his ministerial statement. Currently, every Ministry of Education school has one or two counsellors. Ms Ong, who is the founder of initiative SG Mental Health Matters, which reviews Singapore's mental health policies, added: "You can increase from one to two or three counsellors per school but how they are trained, evaluated and given continuous development is what matters." High costs for treatment, long wait times and social stigma are among key barriers that social workers and mental health advocates say remain unsolved. According to the Institute of Mental Health's website, using MediSave to pay for inpatient psychi...

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Hemp Advocates Believe Incoming Biden Administration Will Signal More Opportunities for Hemp Industry: Hemp, Inc. Reports

indie
6 minutes

LAS VEGAS, NV, Dec 4, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP), a global leader in the industrial hemp industry with bi-coastal processing centers, reported today hemp advocates believe the incoming Biden administration will support the hemp industry based on its previous dealings with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and hemp's ability to reduce carbon dioxide levels as noted in the article "Hemp Advocates Encouraged by President-Elect Biden's USDA Transition Team" posted on Hempgrower.com."Once the President-Elect Biden is in office, I believe the hemp industry will see major policies implemented favoring our industry and the timing couldn't be better as we rev up to launch one of our most aggressive marketing campaigns to date. Our goal has always been to produce top-of-the-line CBD and CBG smokable products and CBD consumption options that fit consumer lifestyles and deliver unparalleled results so we're definitely excited for what's to come," says Bruce Perlowin, CEO of Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP).The article states, "The Biden administration recently named Robert Bonnie, USDA's Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment in the Obama administration, t...