Caregivers Alliance Limited to Merge with Resilience Collective

Merger of mental health charities aims to strengthen mental health recovery and foster resilience in the community.
Serving both individuals with mental health issues and their caregivers.  

9.00am, Monday, 17 February 2025 – To strengthen mental health recovery support in Singapore, Caregivers Alliance Limited (CAL) will merge with Resilience Collective (RC). The merger aims to take a holistic approach to mental health, addressing and supporting the well-being of individuals and their families.

The merger brings together over 10,000 caregivers from CAL and approximately 2,000 individuals with mental health conditions from RC, allowing both groups access to a broader range of services. These include crisis intervention, self-care tools, peer support, training, and resilience-building initiatives. Together, the organisation will reach a broader spectrum of the community from youths to older adults.

Support from Prominent Sector Leaders

The merger has received strong endorsement from two prominent leaders in the social service sector:

Dr. Gerard Ee, Chairman of AIC (Agency for Integrated Care), commented that, “CAL and RC coming together to tackle this big community challenge exemplifies how NGOs should plan. Combine the resources which each possess and achieve more effective outcomes. This is the model which organisations formed for community services may want to consider. Each organisation has its unique strength, and the community will be better served when organisations combine their resources. I credit the wisdom of the stakeholders of both CAL and RC for deciding to make this challenging journey together.” 

Ms. Anita Fam, President of National Council of Social Service (NCSS) commented that, “The merger of CAL and RC is significant, for it demonstrates the maturing of our mental health sector. With this merger, not only service users but also their families and caregivers will benefit from economies of scale, broader and deeper collaborative expertise and more importantly, from the holistic support provided to the service user and family unit. I applaud both organisations in taking this big step together.”

New Leadership

Mr. Hsieh Fu Hua, a dedicated advocate for mental health is the newly appointed Chairman of the CAL Board.  He is also the former President of NCSS and co-founded both CAL and RC in 2011 and 2018, respectively. Mr. Hsieh will lead a new Board comprising members from both CAL and RC: 

• • Ms Chan Chia Lin, Director at Lam Soon Cannery Private Limited
  • Mr. Chiang Joon-Arn, Head of FIR-ST Corporate Ventures, Straits Trading Limited
  • Mr. Raymond Choo, General Counsel of Canyon Global Holdings Pte Ltd
  • Professor Chua Hong Choon, CEO of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
  • Ms. Goh Swee Chen, Chairman of the Board of Nanyang Technological University
  • Ms. Tina Hung, Senior Consultant at the National Council of Social Service
  • Mdm. Kay Kuok Oon Kwong, Director of Kuok (Singapore) Limited, and
  • Mr. Sallim Bin Abdul Kadir, Principal Consultant at Innova Consultancy.  

Mr. Tim Lee stepped down as Chief Executive Officer of CAL at the end of December 2024, after seven years of dedicated service. Mr. Tim Oei, former CEO of National Kidney Foundation succeeded him, effective 1st February 2025.

“We are grateful to CAL’s former Chairperson, Ms. Jennifer Fan and Mr. Tim Lee for their leadership in CAL’s success.  

This consolidation lays the foundation for us to expand our services.  We aim to align to Singapore’s vision of a whole-of-society effort to enhance mental health and well-being, placing resources across various levels of care, ensuring mental health services are readily available to those who need them, particularly in the community. We believe that when given the necessary support, many persons with improved mental health can resume everyday life.” said Mr. Hsieh, Chairman of CAL and RC.