​The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) will bring the first set of amendments to the Children and Young Persons Act (CYPA) into effect in Q2 2020, to strengthen Government and community support for children aged below 18 years, up from below 16 years today.

MSF has been stepping up precautions to protect our preschool community and other vulnerable groups. Our latest advisories and announcements can be found here.

​Minister Desmond Lee introduces the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Bill in Parliament.

​To make it more convenient for Singaporeans to make a Lasting Power of Attorney  (LPA), the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) has made several changes to the process of registering an LPA. 

​Safeguarding persons without mental capacity and providing more support for their caregivers

​The Marital First Responder Training is one way in which the Ministry of Social and Family Development partners community stakeholders to build the capability of community volunteers to provide basic marriage advice and help.

​MSF announces the pilot of two key initiatives to better support at-risk children and youths (i) a Localised Community Network pilot and (ii) a lengthening of Post-Care Support for youths discharged from MSF Youth Homes.