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● Working together with health care professionals

For Befrienders, we are trained volunteers. Some doctors, psychiatrists and health
care professionals also joined Befrienders. From our eight-point charter, the point
number 7: centres may on certain aspects, request the advice of professional

consultants. So, Befrienders are always working with professionals and doctors.

For the point number 8 in the eight-point charter: in appropriate circumstances,

callers may be invited to consider seeking professional help, in addition to the support
offered by a Befrienders centre.

In every centre, we have a reference book. In the reference book, we have health

professionals contact. We can provide emotional support but sometimes, at some
part, we really cannot help, we give them the option to seek professional help by

giving them the professional help contact. For example, in Befrienders JB, we have Dr.
Siva, Dr. Benjamin Chan and Dr. Abdul Kadir as our consultants. And Dr Abdul Kadir
is also one of our national advisors. So from here, I really hope that the doctors and all

health professionals can join Befrienders or work together with Befrienders for the
well-being of our community. With this, I thank you.

Click the link below to access to Esther Teo Siam Cheng’s slide presentation:

https://cutt.ly/nyD9z2M