Grief is a universal human experience, yet many of us struggle to find the words or the confidence to engage with people meaningfully. Too often, it is met with silence, stigma, or even avoidance. Grief literacy helps change this by equipping communities with the knowledge, skills, and compassion to respond to loss in authentic and supportive ways. When grief is unacknowledged, it can surface later as isolation, anxiety or other mental health challenges. By fostering grief literacy, we take an upstream approach to mental health, creating spaces in our communities where compassion replaces silence and where connections can grow.
This panel discussion invites you to join a conversation on grief as an ongoing dialogue that we can nurture together. Together, we’ll explore how workplaces, schools, and community spaces can respond to loss with compassion, and why doing so is vital to the mental wellbeing of individuals and the community as a whole.
Our panelists are:-
Ruth Chew – Principal Social Worker at AWARE’s Sexual Assault Care Centre, with 18 years of experience across family violence, suicidality, and mental health. Ruth is passionate about sustainable, trauma-informed practice and integrating who we are into the work we do.
Jacqueline Toh – Principal Counsellor at Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS), with nearly 20 years of experience in student wellness and systemic strategies for holistic care. She actively supports children, youth, couples, and the elderly through her professional and volunteer work.
Moderated by Ming Li Tan - Founder, Life Review.
They will share insights and invite your reflections as we begin building a more grief-literate society, one conversation at a time. This session is especially for practitioners in social services, education, and mental health sector, as well as anyone curious about how we, as a community, can better acknowledge and respond to grief.
This is a complimentary session as part of the Mental Wellness week at The Foundry.
Spots are limited, please register below.