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WHERE TO GET HELP
● 24-hour Samaritans multi-lingual Suicide Prevention hotline: +852 2896 0000
● 24-hour hotline at Suicide Prevention Services: +852 2382 0000
● 24-hour hotline at Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong: +852 2389 2222
● Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care: +852 2868 1211
For other hotlines, refer to the Hong Kong Council of Social Service
Carers from all sections of city society carry financial and psychological burdens, but official help seen to mainly target those from grass-roots families
A study lends support to the argument that there is more to environmental protection than just physical health and economic benefits.
The well-being of our next generation hangs in the balance unless more resources are devoted to schools.
Incidents at city facilities must be thoroughly investigated and measures to prevent a repetition clearly spelled out and promptly implemented
Comprehensive measures are needed to help Hong Kong’s young cope with the challenges life brings and to reverse the tragic increase in the suicide rate.
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- Dr Donald Li, chairman of Elderly Commission, also says promotion efforts must be ramped up to combat taboo against carers seeking outside help
- Li stresses care for elderly is universal issue, month after man with dementia found dead and woman arrested over suspected murder-suicide attempt at Beacon Hill
Flower bouquets line Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central, where 46-year-old singer who struggled with depression jumped to his death in 2003.
Lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen says carer burden not related to socioeconomic status after suspected murder-suicide attempt in upscale neighbourhood.
Readers discuss the city’s annual budget, the danger of scrapping property cooling measures, and how to take better care of caregivers.
Stronger support network needed for elderly taking care of family members despite being old, ill, health expert says.
Shek Mun MTR staff find couple unconscious inside accessible toilet with their heads covered by plastic bags tied with strings.
Catholic Cardinal Stephen Chow says the rising numbers of young people engaging in self-destructive behaviour is the ‘most heartbreaking’ issue.
Readers discuss the benefits of relocating the struggling theme park in Hong Kong, addressing the underlying causes of student stress, guarded optimism over the Cop28 agreement, and taking chronic fatigue syndrome seriously.
Author of controversial 2011 book says her daughters ‘will probably use the same parenting methods, with more fun’.
Readers discuss the desperate call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a potential solution to inadequate mental health support in Hong Kong, ways to tell the Hong Kong story, and hospitality towards visitors.
Wong Yan-lung also says Hong Kong should also look into diversifying its workforce for mental health services.
Readers discuss the divergent outlook for luxury retail, Hong Kong’s unhealthy education culture, and the media narrative about Britain’s royal family.
Police say they have classified case as suicide while they continued to investigate.
Police negotiation cadre recruits members every two to three years and currently has 95 officers across the force’s ranks.
Dr Lam Ching-choi’s appointment comes as large-scale survey finds nearly one in four children and adolescents have suffered from mental disorders in past year.
Chinese University study finds 24.4 per cent of children and adolescents aged six to 17 had experienced at least one mental health issue in the past year.
Kwai Chung Hospital creates review panel to look into disappearance of 20-year-old patient from site’s recovery centre, shortly before his fatal fall on October 13.
As suicide rates among young people rise, experts say family conflict could be a source of children’s mental health problems.
Hong Kong fitness trainer Ali Dowding overcame depression years ago, helped by family and therapy. She is rowing 705km in a month to raise awareness of men’s mental health and help The Samaritans.
Hong Kong family drama Time Still Turns the Pages, by writer-director Nick Cheuk, uses student suicides as the cue for a poignant tale of emotional torture, regret and redemption.
Teachers are swamped with work and do not have enough time to counsel pupils struggling with mental health problems, lawmaker Lillian Kwok warns.
University analysis of media reports finds 20 of out 22 cases took place just after the start of new school year, with expert pointing to teens struggling to adapt after pandemic.
