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\nPhilippine President Marcoson Singapore,Asean and China|A6&7  \nMax  \nVerstappen  \ntakes pole  \nfor tonight's  \nFl race  \n|BI2  \nIMH to beredeveloped,expandedand renamed  \nbigger and more modern hospital by 2040.PHOTO ST FLE  \nName change marks move beyond operationsas a long-stay home for psychiatric patients   \nkok,turning it into a bigger andmore modern hospital by 2040,Ong said.  \nFurthermore,three regional hos-pitals-Changi General Hospital,Woodlands Hospital and Alexan-dra Hospital-arestrengtheningtheir psychatric capabilities tocomplement the central hub.  \nJoyce Teo  \ning help.  \n\"Like our other national special-ty centres for cancer,heart or eye,it will lead research,coordinatepsychiatrice care across hospitalsand build sector-wide capabili-ties\"he said,speaking on Oct 10,which is World Mental Health Day.  \nSenior Health Correspondent  \nSingapore's sole psychiatric hospi-tal,the Institute of Mental Health(IMH),wil be renamed the Na-tional Centre for Mental HealthSingapore in 2027,reflecting abroader shift in how the countryapproaches psychiatriccare.  \nBeyond expanding facilities,thelong-term answer to the mountingmental health challenge is preven-tion and early intervention,Ongstressed.  \nThe name change,which comeswill mark a major move away fromIMH operating as a long-stay asy-lum or \"forever home\"for manypsychiatric patients.  \nMental health advocate AntheaOng said:“We must reimagine thenew centre's role as a key enablerofa stronger mental health ecosys-tem,sharing its expertise andbuilding capabilicies acTOss pri-mary care and community organi-sations,so that support is avalilableearlier and closer to where peoplelive.  \nHighlighting a steady rise inmental healthchallenges in Singa-pore,Health MinisterOng Ye Kungoutlinedan overhaul of psychiatriccare,which includes rebrandingand expanding the Institute ofMental Health and revising paren-tal consentrules to ensure youngpeople are not deterred from seek-  \nAs part of a broader strategy tohandie rlsing mental health casesacross the country,the Govern-ment will redevelop and expandIMH a its present site in Buang-  \nstandardcharteredWhen successdrives you,wemove you aheadNow is your time  \nBUILDING SECTOR CAPABILITIES  \nLike our other national  \nspecialty centres for  \ncancer,heart or eye,it will  \nlead research,coordinate  \npsychiatric care across  \nhospitals and build  \nsector-wide capabilities.  \nHEALTH MINISTER ONG YEKUNG  \n\"The name change calls for di-verse leadership and expertise be-yond cliniclans.Otherwise,evenwell-intentioned preventive initia-tives risk being designed primarilythrough a clinical lens.\"  \nLOWERING BARRIERS TO YOUTHMENTAL HEALTHCARE  \nMeanwhile,the Government willseek publicviews on parental con-sent requirements for various ser-vice providers in the comingweeks,Ong Ye Kung said in his  \nThe Ministry of Health is devel-oping guidelines on parental con-sent,while the Singapore MedicalCouncil is revising its ethical gui-delines to provide doctors withclearer guidance on parental con-sent so that they can proceedwithtreatment that is in the best inter-ests of the patient,he said.  \n\"Mental health challenges arerising around the world,especallyamong young peopleHospitalsand specialist clinics are seeingmore patients,including manywho are still in school,\"he said.  \nMore young people are also being attended to in the community,he added.  \nhave pushed for the lowering of theage of consent for mental healthservices.  \nThis isto help young people whomight otherwise face parental re-sistance to mental health treat-ment due to stigma or worry aboutburdening their parents.  \nCurrently,callers to the NationalMindline on 1771 can stay anonymous,while community-basedprovidersgenerallydonot insistonparental consent before offeringcounselling and support.However,schools are more likely to require itbefore formal counselling begins,given their philosophy of strongpartnership with families,Ong  \nHe 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