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It’s 2 PM! Bring O’Joy Home! Can’t go out during the pandemic? Feeling too bored at home?

王伯考虑了许多自杀的方法，唯一不考虑的就是跳楼自杀。他并不是怕死，但是他怕死得很难看。

There are many ways to commit suicide, and Mr Wong considered them all but one. He did not fear death, but he was terrified of dying ugly.

To cope with the anxiety and loneliness, Miss Tan would admit herself to A&E or visit the polyclinic frequently.

How do we help an elderly who is depressed or anxious? What are the symptoms to look out for? Join our virtual talk to learn more. Our...

Many a time, helping a person is not as simple as just helping one person alone. Complicated family dynamics makes helping challenging.

“She was once young and crazy, so don’t stereotype our elderly.” This is what our volunteer para-counsellor Jenny remembers of Mdm Leng.

“I can’t sleep. I might as well die.” Tormented by sleeplessness (only sleeping one hour at night), Mr Goh became so depressed that he...

“My wish is to ride on the MRT”. Mdm Yap had a wish so simple. Yet she never got to fulfil it.

In this series Faces of O'Joy, we introduce the people who are working behind the scenes to serve our beneficiaries.

The boxes loomed over my head and plastic bags hung precariously, as though they could fall on me at any moment.

There were stacks of neatly arranged newspapers and magazines in his bedroom and the living room.

Her medications were lost in a mess on the table, some were expired, from different doctors, and wrongly labelled.

His flat was so stacked up with items he collected from outside that the door could not open fully.

An elderly lady was standing at the 18th floor corridor of a HDB block next to our centre, trying to commit suicide.

You may even be living next to or with someone who hoards and are finding it difficult to manage the problems that come with hoarding.

I grappled with an internal struggle over whether I was prepared to take on the risks of getting an infection myself if I decide to...

Our senior participant, Mdm Liaw attends O'Joy's Health Oriented Ageing (HOA) activities everyday. Her motto is "Don't worry, be happy".

Loneliness and lack of purpose in life are possible causes of depression and mental health problems in elderly persons.

Mr Pang, 79, is one of the many familiar faces at our HOA programme. He has been attending HOA for the past 5 years.