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Justin Heifetz

Cocaine, gambling, and ghosts: a day in the life of Hong Kong’s overloaded social workers

In the largest district in Hong Kong, superstition and social stigma hamper efforts to tackle mental illness, and the lack of space for counselling makes matters worse for staff with heavy caseloads

All male to female transgender inmates are regarded as mentally ill and detained in male wards in a maximum-security psychiatric centre; an upcoming judicial review could bring a change in policy

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