Mind HK launched in 2017 with a vision to ensure no one in Hong Kong has to face a mental health problem alone. Through resources, training, campaigns and programmes, it works to raise awareness of mental health and reduce the associated stigma, with the aim of achieving the best mental health for all in Hong Kong. Mind HK is here to support Hong Kong in becoming a global leader and regional model for public mental health.
- Project Name
- Improving Access to Community Therapies (iACT®)
- Project Summary
- Mind HK trains iACT Wellbeing Practitioners over an 11-month period and equips them to deliver evidence-based, short-term psychological interventions. Wellbeing Practitioners are placed in local secondary schools and non-profits to provide psychological support for youth experiencing anxiety and depression. By intervening early, mental health problems can be prevented from worsening.
- Beneficiaries
- 300 Children (aged 4-17 years) and youth (18-25 years)
with SEN (>70%)and other vulnerabilities (e.g. poverty or single-parent
households), and other children (may be family or
community members of children with SEN)
