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https://scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2094100/mental-health-care-hong-kong-falls-woefully-short-amidOpinion
Mental health care in Hong Kong falls woefully short amid social stigma and lack of policy direction
Alfred C.M. Chan calls for a long-term government strategy on mental health care reform and tackling the shortage of psychiatric staff, along with greater social empathy for the mentally ill
Alfred C.M. Chan calls for a long-term government strategy on mental health care reform and tackling the shortage of psychiatric staff, along with greater social empathy for the mentally ill
awareness about depression, Britain’s Prince Harry spoke openly about his stifled grief and near-mental breakdown following the death of his mother.
Mental health has been in the news lately. After the World Health Organisation last month announced a year-long campaign to raise Then there was Hong Kong’s much-discussed film Mad World , with its young protagonist struggling with bipolar disorder.