Established in 2000, the Woodbridge Hospital Charity Fund (WHCF) is an Institute of a Public Character (IPC) and a registered charity (UEN: 201940371M) under the purview of the Ministry of Health. It was incorporated as a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) on 28 Nov 2019 to provide greater transparency, accountability and sustainability of the Fund. As the Charity’s operating expenses are borne by the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), all donations go directly to programmes to benefit our patients and beneficiaries.
Vision
Creating opportunities for the advancement of mental healthcare in Singapore.
Mission
The Woodbridge Hospital Charity Fund (WHCF) is established to receive contributions and donations for the promotion, development and provision of mental health-related services in Singapore, including:
- The pursuit of medical research and development;
- Programmes for continued medical, nursing, paramedical and related education and training;
- Publication of research and educational literature;
- Provision and improvement of equipment and facilities for research and development;
- Holding of conferences, seminars, and exhibitions;
- Provision of funded care to patients who are in need of financial assistance.
Why Your Support Matters
Mental illness remains one of the least understood and most stigmatised medical conditions. At IMH, we care for approximately 52,000 outpatients annually and provide daily care to an average of 1,800 inpatients. About 1,000 are long-stay patients living with chronic mental illness.
For many of our long-stay patients, family visits are few and far between, if at all. Our dedicated nurses and volunteers have become their surrogate family, regularly organising activities, outings and celebrations to keep them meaningfully engaged.
Mental health stigma and individual circumstances—including social challenges, reduced functioning and ongoing medical needs—make gainful employment difficult for many outpatients. Some require vocational support, while others depend on financial assistance for basic necessities like food, transport and essential amenities. Our staff identify these patients and support them through targeted programmes.
Funding of these programmes continue to relies on philanthropic support/donations as this allows the hospital to go beyond medical treatments to better serve patients faced with other issues such as unemployment, stigma from friends and family and advancing treatments with clinical intervention pilots, research & development.
Your donations will go a long way towards supporting these efforts.
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