Millennials create inclusive society: She lost husband to suicide, now promotes mental well-being

Alyssa Reinoso's late husband, Tyler Hung, who had bipolar disorder, took his own life just four months after they got married in 2017. PHOTO: KUANYEE GOH/HAPPYPHOTOPEOPLE
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SINGAPORE - Three years ago, Ms Alyssa Reinoso, 29, went from newlywed to widow in four months.

Long before they began dating in 2014, her husband Tyler Hung had been struggling with bipolar disorder. He alternated between depressive episodes and extreme highs, when he was hyperactive, sociable and the life of the party. In 2015, a close friend with the same disorder took his life, compounding Mr Hung's intense lows.

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