Breakdown of New Referrals to COMIT by Employment Status and Age, and Proportion of Clients with Recent Psychiatric Admissions

Dr Hamid Razak asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health for new referrals to the Community Intervention Team (COMIT) in 2024 and 2025 (a) what is the breakdown by employment status (i) employed (ii) unemployed and (iii) studying or in-training, and age groups (i) 18 to 25 (ii) 26 to 35 (iii) 36 to 50 (iv) 51 to 64 and (v) 65 and above; and (b) what proportion of current COMIT clients have had a psychiatric admission within the preceding 24 months.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: The breakdown of new referrals to the Community Intervention Team (COMIT) in 2024 and 2025, by age group and employment status, is shown in Table 1. The Ministry of Health does not collect data on whether COMIT clients are studying or in-training, nor whether clients have had a psychiatric admission before receiving COMIT's intervention.