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Podcast: socialservice.sg presents: "Before the Ballot"
Episode: “Are unelected voices still necessary in parliament?” (with former NMP Anthea Ong)
Description: Following our earlier conversation with former nominated member of parliament Anthea Ong on the current state of mental health and well-being in Singapore, we invited her back to chat about her stint in parliament. In particular, we discussed a 2022 book she edited, which gathered the perspectives and personal reflections of 20 past and present NMPs.
We previously hosted Anthea on this podcast in 2020 and 2021:
Mental health: Awareness, acceptance, and action (A conversation with NMP Anthea Ong)
“Are we listening?”: Coalescing around downstream and upstream mental health action (Anthea Ong; COVID-19, one year on)
#AreWeOkay and the proposal for...