Published on 23 Feb 2021

How are you? These NTU students want to know

The Straits Times, page C2 - https://www.straitstimes.com/life/how-are-you-these-ntu-students-want-to-know

With mental health increasingly of concern during the pandemic, a group of undergraduates have rolled out a project to tell youth it is okay to not be okay. The group have introduced podcasts on the topic and are facilitating conversations about mental health with an event called Conversation Cafe, which starts tomorrow and runs till Monday. "Our group wanted to target a topic that is relevant during these uncertain times," says Ms Ong Shi Ting, 23, a final-year student from NTU’s WKWSCI, who co-founded the project with three schoolmates. Conversation Cafe, which is for youth aged 19 to 24, is held in collaboration with the National Council of Social Service's Beyond the Label campaign, which aims to dispel the stigma faced by people with mental health conditions. The event will take place at the Main Street Commissary cafe in Rowell Road, with participants divided into groups of four to six.