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He then proceeded and told us about what we could do if the people around us
were facing mental health problems by using the C.A.R.E. method. C stands for
“Care and Concerns”. We should express our care and be concerned for them.

A, which stands for “Attentively listening”, means that we should listen to their
troubles. R for “Risk Review and management”, and E for “Ensuring of seeking
professional help”, which means we should seek help from the professionals.

Mr Tan also talked about the differences between registered counselling services
from counsellors, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists. He also provided some
hotlines for those who want to seek help.

A student asked how we can know if the individual is just feeling down or is
actually facing depression. Mr Tan answered that we can differentiate them by
observing the period of time they are feeling down. If the person is down for Your time is limited, so

more than 2 weeks, there is a possibility of depression, but self-diagnosis is not
encouraged. Instead, we should let adults know and seek help from professionals. don’t waste it living

As for online tests for mental health, some of the websites are not reliable, but Mr someone else’s life.
Tan shared a reliable website(www.mdcalc.com), hoping it can help the students

who are facing mental health problems. The talk ended after a group photo was Don’t be trapped by
taken.
dogma – which is living

with the results of

other people’s thinking.

-Steve Jobs

Jointly reported by:
How Yu En Sr1ScC
Goh Yu Xin Sr1ScD

Goh Zhi Xin Sr2ScA

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