OUTSTANDING YOUNG SINGAPOREAN RECEIVES THE DIANA AWARD IN
MEMORY OF DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES
Singaporean youth leader, Cameron Tan, is honoured with the Diana Award for his contributionsto youth mental health advocacy in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Cameron Tan, aged 24, has been recognised with the highest accolade a young person can achieve for social action or humanitarian efforts – The Diana Award. Established in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales, the Award is given out by the charity of the same name, supported by both HRH The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex.
Cameron is a passionate mental health advocate dedicated to improving youth mental health in Singapore and Southeast Asia. Drawing from his experiences supporting friends with anxiety and depression, he empowers young people as Director of the ASEAN Youth Organisation Research Centre and consults on youth mental health for the Singapore government and European Union. He served as Global Chair of the Youth Mental Health Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) and collaborates on research with Harvard and Melbourne University. Through his work, Cameron inspires youths to become leaders in mental health advocacy, making a significant impact locally and globally.
Dr Tessy Ojo CBE, CEO of The Diana Award, says: “We warmly congratulate our new Diana Award Recipients from across the world who are dedicating their time to making positive change. These young people demonstrate that young people have the power to change the world; a belief also held by Diana Princess of Wales. We know by receiving this honour they will inspire more young people to get involved in their communities.”
HOW DO YOU RECEIVE A DIANA AWARD?
Diana Award Recipients have been nominated by adults who know the young people in a professional capacity and want to recognise their efforts to make a positive contribution to society. All Diana Award Recipients have dedicated a minimum of 12 months to leading positive social change through a variety of activities from campaigning and educating, to fundraising to delivering services. In 2024, there was over 80 volunteers representing over 30 countries, who came together in panels, read through and marked each nomination against five key criteria: vision, social impact, inspiring others, youth leadership, and social action journey. Each judging panel consisted of at least three judges who understand the value of young people, including one young person representative. The panels have an important main purpose: to determine which nominations will receive the Diana Award. This year The Diana Award received over 1700 nomination submissions, making this the most competitive year yet.
About The Diana Award:
The charity fosters, develops and inspires positive change in the lives of young people through four key programmes which include a mentoring programme for young people at risk, a youth-led anti-bullying ambassadors campaign, a collaborative Changemakers programme that aims to reimagine mental health support for young people from racialised communities and a prestigious award which publicly recognises young social activists – the Diana Award.
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Profile: Cameron Tan – Diana Award Recipient 2024
Cameron focuses on improving youth mental health through policy, research, and programmes. As Director of the ASEAN Youth Organisation (AYO) Research Centre, he leads regional research and consultations. AYO was awarded the ASEAN Prize 2024.
Key Roles
Local Contributions
- Silver Ribbon Singapore: Youth Chapter Lead
- Youth Corps Singapore Mental Health Cluster: Executive Committee
- Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth: Digital Wellbeing Youth Panellist
- Ministry of Health Office of Healthcare Transformation: Mindline Youth Fellow
- Health Promotion Board: Youth Resource Panel
International Contributions
- ASEAN Youth Organisation Research Centre: Director
- European Union Youth Sounding Board in ASEAN: Singapore Representative and
Youth Mental Health Advisor
- United Nations General Assembly Science Summit (UNGA79): Global Chair, Youth
Mental Health Summit 2024
- Global Youth Mental Health Awareness Incorporated: Board of Directors
- Global Mental Health Peer Network: Country Leadership Committee
- Mental Health Research Collaborations: Harvard Lab for Youth Mental Health,
Harvard Medical School (Expert Advisory Group, EMPOWER peer support project), Melbourne University Centre for Mental Health, and Orygen Global Youth Mental Health Fellowship
Contact details: Mobile Number: +65 87842642 Email: camerontanse@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camerontanse/