NUS Social Service Research Centre

Registration for SSR's next online seminar on 17 June is still ongoing!

Find out more and sign up now: https://tinyurl.com/skoreaecoswk

SSR's next webinar is happening on 17 June, 10 a.m. (Singapore time)!

Come hear from Dr Kang Joonmo, Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, as he speaks about climate justice and social work based on his research on Jjokbang-chon, a slum neighbourhood in Seoul. This event will be moderated by Dr Tan Shin Bin, Assistant Professor at LKYSPP, NUS.

Find out more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/skoreaecoswk

SSR's May 2026 seminar recording is now available on YouTube!

Hear from A/P Paul Wong from the University of Hong Kong, examining the issue of youth mental health - in particular, whether there is a link between suicidality and social withdrawal tendencies/behaviours.

This seminar session took place over Zoom on 20 May 2026.

Access the seminar here:

SSR Seminar | Youth mental health – suicidality, social withdrawal tendencies and behaviour Watch the recording of the presentation portion of SSR's May 2026 s...

SSR's next webinar is happening on 17 June, 10 a.m. (Singapore time)!

Come hear from Dr Kang Joonmo, Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, as he speaks about climate justice and social work based on his research on Jjokbang-chon, a slum neighbourhood in Seoul. This event will be moderated by Dr Tan Shin Bin, Assistant Professor at LKYSPP, NUS.

Find out more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/skoreaecoswk

The recording for SSR's April 2026 seminar is now available on YouTube!

Hear from Dr Harry Tan from the Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, as he presented on the issue of ending long-term homelessness. The session was moderated by Mr Abraham Yeo from the Homeless Hearts of Singapore, whose opening remarks are available in the recording.

Learn more here:

NUS Social Service Research Centre SSR Seminar (April 2026) | Ending Long-term Homelessness in Singapore

Register now for SSR's next webinar, examining the issue of youth mental health.

This presentation by A/P Paul Wong from The University of Hong Kong will look at whether there is a link between suicidality and social withdrawal tendencies.

Find out more and register now: https://tinyurl.com/youthmentalhealthssr

SSR held a seminar on 15 April 2026, featuring Dr Harry Tan from the Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, who shared findings from his recently launched report on ending long-term homelessness. The event was moderated by Mr Abraham Yeo from Homeless Hearts of Singapore.

Click through to see what went down at the event.

The recording of the presentation will be uploaded soon, so look out for it too!

Our March 2026 seminar, featuring speakers from the Empowered Families Initiative and Kampong Kapor Community Services, is now on YouTube!

Held on March 25, 2026, this seminar brings together practitioners and participants of the programme in a dialogue session to provide a comprehensive view of EFI from both perspectives.

Watch the seminar here:

SSR Seminar Mar 2026 | From Case Management to Community Empowerment: Embedding EFI in SW Practice Hear from the speakers from Empowered Families Initiative and Kampong Kapor Community Services as they share their experience of embedding the EFI programme ...

What does it take to sustain well-being and build future-ready communities?

In our proceedings of the NUS SSR-TOUCH Conference 2025, we bring together perspectives on empowering caregivers, advancing disability inclusion, and leveraging technology and AI to strengthen social services.

Featuring insights across social services, academia, healthcare, and philanthropy, this publication underscores how cross-sector partnerships and practice-oriented, evidence-based research can translate knowledge into meaningful impact.

We invite you to read the proceedings and learn about various initiatives for advancing well-being here:https://fass.nus.edu.sg/ssr/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2026/03/SSR_TOUCH_Proceedings_Final.pdf

TOUCH Community Services

SSR's March 2026 seminar featured the team from Empowered Families Initiative and Kampong Kapor Community Services, as the seminar explored the roll-out of EFI in a social service agency.

Through the seminar's dialogue session with practitioners and community members of EFI, our audience had a better understanding of the roll-out through the different perspectives.

Click through to see what went on at the event.

The recording of the dialogue portion of the event will be uploaded on our Youtube page soon so please also keep a look out for it!

The March 2026 issue of SSR Snippet is now released!

Read on to find out more about the experiences and impact of bullying on young persons with disabilities in Singapore.

Read the article here: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/ssr/snippet-2026-issue-1/