SOAR's first annual report was published
about
us
SOAR is a ground up initiative that stands with individuals who are overcoming their struggles with mental health issues. We believe that persons in recovery from mental health issues are like the proverbial broken crayons that still colour.
At SOAR, our workshops are a labour of love that resulted from collaborations between mental health professionals, persons in recovery and their family members. Stories of recovery from mental health issues are intentionally weaved into every segment of the workshops. This approach to the workshop design sets them apart from informal peer support groups and distinct from professional-led workshops.
who
we are
Dr Manuel Lan
Dr. Manuel Lan is a psychiatrist working in various public hospitals in Singapore for the last 10 years. Dr. Lan has been planning and running co-produced workshops on an ad hoc basis since SOAR started in 2018.
The humans behind SOAR are a group of everyday citizens from diverse backgrounds living in Singapore. We are passionate about the cause of mental health, as most of us either have personal encounters with mental health issues or have loved ones who live with mental health issues. Some of us are mental health practitioners, actively safeguarding the mental health of our nation.
SOAR formed as a follow-up to a Youth Conversation Series at Youth Corps Singapore.
SOAR co-produced the first Broken Crayons Still Colour workshop series with the Institute of Mental Health's (IMH) Early Psychosis Intervention Programme (EPIP)
In collaboration with IMH's Research Division and EPIP, Florence performed an outcome evaluation on Broken Crayons Still Colour under a Population Health Grant from the National Healthcare Group.
A commentary to state the case for co-production was published by a research team at IMH.
Broken Crayons 2.0 was launched and reached 153 unique participants in 5 runs.
A paper detailing the evaluation protocol for Broken Crayons 2.0 was published by a research team at IMH
Broken Crayons was adopted by EPIP's flagship psychosocial programs.
SOAR registered as an interest group with People’s Association, hosted by imPAct@Hong Lim Green.
SOAR's 2020-2022 progress report was published.
Flourishing was co-produced and co-delivered with support from imPAct@Hong Lim Green.
SOAR has reached more than 400 unique participants through more than 10 workshop series runs. The journey continues...
