Table Talks | Int'l YMH Conference

Table Talk 1 (in Cantonese)

Date:

Time:

Location:

10 June 2023 (Saturday)

11:00 – 12:45

Between Coffee

1. HKU Psychosis Studies and Intervention Projects - Mental Health Promotion and Supportive Networks: Online, Schools and Community

In this table talk session, we introduce Mental Health Projects by HKU, namely “HK Youth Epidemiological Study” Trilogy (HKYES Project), “Mindshift”, “headwind”, “JCWOW” Women Mental Health Early Intervention Project, and Ethnic Minority Well-being Centre.

Speaker: Ms Laura HO (The University of Hong Kong)

2. Lived Experience Sharing

Speaker: Ms Cassie LAM (Shelter by Shell and Spines Limited)

3. Youth Advocacy – Supporting Primary Health Care Services with My GP Guideline

“My GP Guideline” is a guideline for youths to seek help from general physicians. It is noticed that there are many obstacles and worries for adolescents to seek help when they are having psychological problems. “My GP Guideline” aims at resolving some common concerns and encouraging youths to seek assistance from general physicians in order to promote primary care in the mental health sector. We are looking for feedback from youths and professionals. You are welcome to discuss with us to co-create the “My GP Guideline” together.

Moderator:

Speakers:

Mr Ikey CHEUNG (Edge Development Centre)

Ms Natalie WONG, Ms Sophie LEE, Ms Shirley LAI, Ms Alison PAK,

Mr Clement CHENG, Mr Kason LI, Ms Angel YIU

(Hong Kong Youth Mental Health Advocate / Caritas Hong Kong)

Date:

Time:

Location:

10 June 2023 (Saturday)

11:00 – 12:45

Between Coffee

1. Dreaming and Mental Health

REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep is the stage of sleep which is associated with dreaming and memory consolidation. Dreams reflect the affective concerns and emotional state of the dreamer. This table sharing aims to (1) uncover the mystery of dreaming; (2) explore the relationship of dreaming and personal experiences; (3) introduce innovative ways to talk about dreams with youths; and (4) practise relaxation techniques to mitigate stress and anxiety, both of which can provoke nightmares.

Speakers: Ms Grace CHENG, Ms April CHAN (Hong Kong Playground Association)

2. Boredom Museum: Empower Youth through a Co-created Boredom Intervention

In this table talk session, we talk about: (1) empowerment through co-creation: how to use a bottom-up approach to increase users' participation and experience in psychological intervention; (2) boredom attitude: how beliefs affect mental health; and (3) playing with boredom: how to use expressive art elements and interesting activities to reconstruct youths' attitudes toward boredom.

Moderator:

Speakers:

Mr Ikey CHEUNG (Edge Development Centre)

Youth from LevelMind@JC-Caritas (Tseun Wan): Ms Sylvia TANG, Ms Vicky TAM, Mr Toto CHEUNG, Ms Angel YIU

3. Loneliness Museum: The Co-designed Youth-led Programme to Arouse Youth Mental Health Awareness for the Society

In this table talk session, we introduce and share: (1) the co-creation process with youth to launch a peer support programme; (2) the innovative, creative engagement elements in the programme; and (3) how this youth-led programme creates a snow-ball effect in the community to raise awareness of youth mental well-being.

Moderator:

Speakers:

Mr Ikey CHEUNG (Edge Development Centre)

Youth from LevelMind@JC-Caritas (Kwai Tsing): Mr James CHAU, Ms Sophie LEE, Ms Alison PAK, Ms Shirley LAI

Date:

Time:

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09 June 2023 (Friday)

14:15 – 16:00

Between Coffee

1. Online Help-seeking amongst At-Risk Youth

In recent years, the suicide rate among young people in Hong Kong has being increasing, raising public awareness on youth mental health and prompting us to think for solutions for youth at risk of self-harm. In addition, their help-seeking behaviours differ from those of the past due to the raising concerns about privacy. More young people in distress turn to online platforms for help. Through a text-based emotion-support platform, not only can we reach more youths in need, but also we can use data to better understand features of teenagers at high risks, such as their personal backgrounds, reasons for seeking help, and service usage patterns, in order to provide them with more appropriate services. However, each service has their own pros and cons. Text-based online counselling is still relatively new to service users. There is room for improvements, particularly when dealing with high-risk audiences.

Speaker: Ms Joyce LIU (HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, HKU)

2. LiON: New Initiative of Online Intervention Platform

Challenges in service and intervention delivery during COVID are unprecedented, every effort was put to reach service users and deliver any possible interventions even with countless limitations. Low intensity online intervention, one of the initiatives to address the challenges, is a structural psychological programme for people with mild level of psychological distress, who would like to improve their sleep quality and relaxation, stress management and problem-solving skills.

Speaker: Dr LEUNG Chung-ming (The University of Hong Kong)

3. Be a Better Me – A Cross-service Collaboration to Engage and Support Youth with Experience of Being Bullied

In this table talk session, we share: (1) online and offline collaborations to support youth with emotional disturbances; (2) innovative ways to engage and rewrite the life stories of young people; and (3) the effectiveness of the programme.

Speakers: Ms Cecilia NG, Ms Faith LAU, Mr Li Wah-tsun

(The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups / Youth from LevelMind@JC-HKFYG)

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