Jubilee 2025: Celebrating HOPE that Enables
For those who attended the event on the evening of 30 May, we thank you for your active participation and support. Do fill up and submit the feedback form if you have not already done so. Links to the participating agencies can be found at the bottom of this page. Or you can also use the form to get in touch with them.
Ever felt like no one understands you or that you are so tired with no way out?
Then, this evening is for YOU! Come hear the personal stories of 2 courageous individuals who struggled with mental and emotional health, grief and immense loss. Gain critical insights and tips from our panel of mental health, clinical and respite care experts specializing in disabilities including knowing when to seek professional help. What's more, learn what resources are available to you if help is needed.
Hope that Enables presents a collaboration with 6 organisations specialising in Mental Health, Special Needs and Disabilites. It's an invitation to come together as a caring and supportive community; to better understand the diverse needs and challenges of those with disabilities.
DATE: Friday 30 May 2025
TIME: 7.30pm to 9.30pm
VENUE: Main Church @ St Mary of the Angels
Programme Includes:
Fireside Chat with personal sharing of experience
Forum with Panelists of Specialists & Practitioners
Question & Answer
Registration via the form below is required for entry into the Main Church before the event. This is to help us manage the catering, as well as to ensure participants agree to abide by certain conditions, due to the sensitive nature of this event.
An e-ticket will be sent to you 3 days before the event, and must be presented for entry. Walk-Ins are welcome on actual event day and onsite registration will be required before entry.
Watch our other trailers here with representatives of participating agencies:
Hear from participating agencies Clarity Singapore
and SPEAK (Suicide Prevention through Empathy, Awareness and Kindness)
Hear from participating agencies Mamre Oaks and Over-the-Rainbow
Hear from participating agencies ABLE (Abilities Beyond Limitations and Expectations)
and Dementia Singapore
Our Host, Moderator & Speaker
Host: DENISE LIM | Clarity Singapore
Head of Clinical Services & Principal Clinical Psychologist
Denise is a clinical psychologist, with experience working with adults in various settings, including community mental health, public healthcare, and forensic settings. She has an interest in working with adults who have difficulties coping with their emotions.
Moderator: BERNARD LIM | Dementia Singapore
Director, Advocacy and Communications
With over 20 years experience in the media and entertainment industry, Bernard left the industry to join Dementia Singapore in 2022 to take on more purposeful work and reach out to help people living with dementia and their caregivers. An engaging and fun-loving person, Bernard still takes on hosting engagements outside of work.
Speaker: YEN-LU CHOW | Over-The-Rainbow
Founder, Over-The-Rainbow Singapore
Yen-Lu is the founder of Over-the-Rainbow, an initiative brought about by the tragic death of his son. Together with his wife, they turned their loss into championing an important cause - to create awareness and initiate solutions to problems relating to youth and human wellness.
The Panelists
DR THERESA LEE | Clarity Singapore
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist
Dr Theresa Lee is a psychiatrist in private practice at Anew Centre. Her areas of interest are in women's mental health and mood disorders. Prior to joining Anew Centre, she worked for more than a decade as a senior consultant psychiatrist at KK Women's & Children's Hospital.
JASON FOO | Dementia Singapore
Chief Executive Officer
Jason had served on the Board as a volunteer for 22 years before taking on the role of chief executive officer in 2012.
SHARON WOO | ABLE
Respite Manager
A compassionate and dedicated professional with over 10 years of experience supporting and guiding family caregivers, offering them the resources, understanding, and encouragement needed to navigate the unique challenges of caring for their loved ones.
MARK KUO | Mamre Oaks
Psychologist
Psychologist and SPED Educator with a keen interest in harnessing therapy, education and intervention to enhance and support change capabilities.
Our Partners
ABLE (Abilities Beyond Limitations and Expectations) empowers persons with physical disabilities through our unique 4R framework: Rehabilitation, Reintegration, Return to Work, and Respite for Caregivers. We journey with individuals and their families to rebuild lives with dignity, independence, and hope.
Clarity Singapore is a mental health charity dedicated to supporting individuals on their journey to mental wellness. We provide holistic and person-centred care through counselling, therapy, and wellness programmes. Our mission is to bring hope and healing to every life we touch.
Dementia Singapore is Singapore’s leading social service agency in specialised dementia care, caregiver support, training, and consultancy. It is an ardent advocate for a dementia-inclusive society where persons with the condition, their families, and caregivers are empowered and better supported.
Mamre Oaks is a non-profit organisation and a member of Caritas Singapore. We are a place where persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities are loved, respected and welcomed as gifts of God. We serve adults with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities to lead lives of meaning, dignity and fulfilment.
Over-The-Rainbow (OTR) is a mental wellness initiative by a family charity founded in 2010 in loving memory of the founder’s son, who tragically took his own life from manic depression. OTR provides a platform for self-discovery, healing via holistic self-care and a supportive community, and is a one-stop hub for youth mental wellness.
SPEAK (Suicide Prevention through Empathy, Awareness and Kindness) hopes to help parents and youths recognise signs of suicide and how to respond confidently with Love and Empathy. Knowledge can save lives.
Questions? Need more information? Email us at outreach.stmary@catholic.org.sg