In partnership with Musim Mas, TMT launched the Musim Mas BlueStar* Fund in 2020 to support organisations delivering mental health initiatives for children and youth suffering from depression and anxiety. 

The funds raised in 2020 have been committed to programmes in 3 domains: Outreach and Awareness, Early Intervention, and Intervention projects. 

TMT aims to launch the BlueStar* 2022 Fundraiser to continue to seed new ideas and approaches, including preventive mental health interventions, research, and public education initiatives targeting youth, educators and their parents. Our hope is to increase the collective capacity of families and the community to help youths cope with depression early — before their mental health states worsen. This in turn allows professional counsellors and medical professionals to focus their efforts on those with far more severe conditions.

Scope of programmes:

1. Outreach and Awareness: working with youth and families to remove the stigma of depression, and give more confidence in discussing mental health.
2. Early Intervention: helping youth who are in the very early stages of depression, or are starting to go through mental health pressures. These youth may not need professional help yet, and these programmes aim at preventing their mental health from worsening.
3. Intervention: professional help for youth and their families who are grappling with depression and other mental health issues. These youth have more severe symptoms, and may have been referred by a trained counsellor or medical professional.

Part of the fund has also been allocated towards catalysing youth-led mental wellness and awareness projects for their peers; and towards research on how to improve “upstream” interventions.

More information can be found on our website: https://www.majurity.sg/funds-and-grants/bluestar/