Singaporean youth leader, Cameron Tan, is honoured with the Diana Award for his contributions to 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.” 

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.