Financial Support and Subsidies for Mental Health

Dementia, and mental health conditions such as schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety are in the list of conditions covered by the Medisave for Chr​onic Disease Management Programme (CDMP). You can use Medisave for CDMP to help pay part of the outpatient cost.

1. Using your own Me​disave​ to pay for approved dependents (Citizens and PR children, spouse, parents, grandparents and siblings) medical cost for the schemes in the table.
2. Some insurers provide critical illness plans that protect both physical and mental health. The policies may cover conditions such as bipolar condition, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and more.
3. Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS)

There may come a time when your loved one no longer has the mental capacity to make decisions for themselves, due to health conditions or other circumstances - where they lose their mental capacity and are no longer able to tell you what they want. It is therefore important to understand their care preferences and make arrangements early. ​

• ​​​Make an Advance Care Plan
• Make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)
• Make a CPF Nomination
• Arrange for an Advanced Medical Directive​​​
• Make a wi​ll