Dr Christopher Cheok, MB, BS, MMED (Psychiatry)
Director, National Mindline 1771
Institute of Mental Health
SINGAPORE
Dr Christopher Cheok is the Chief and senior consultant with the Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health. He is also the Director of the National Mindline 1771. He was formerly the Clinical Director of the National Addictions Management Service and Head of Psychological Medicine Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. He is a visiting consultant to the Singapore Armed Forces and a member of the medical board of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. During his career with the Singapore Armed Forces, Dr Christopher Cheok has been the Commanding Officer of Medical Classification Centre, the Deputy Commander of the Military Medicine Institute and the Head of the Psychological Care Centre. He has served in peacekeeping missions in East Timor and in humanitarian relief mission during the Asian Tsunami. He has published 3 books on mental health and 20 research papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Qualifications:
MBBS Singapore , MMED (Psychiatry) Singapore.
In 2025, Singapore launched a unified digital and telephonic mental health touch point for the public to access mental health support anonymously. This service aims to reach out to those who have mental health problems but are not yet prepared to step forward for face to face care. Leveraging on digital technologies and mulitple access channels, National Mindline 1771 aims to be a world class omni channel mental health resource for Sigapore.