To help youth and those around them learn about mental health, we’ve created an interactive workshop for students.
● To improve the mental health of young people in Hong Kong
● To empower the school community by giving a common language and access to resources developed together with local clinicians
● To destigmatise mental health conversations
This three-part series workshop is open to students, F.3/Y9/G8 and above. It is available in English and Cantonese. This course is FREE for first 1,500 students (fee required for latecomers) and is available now.
Content includes:
Part 1: Introductory Level (1 hour)
Learning objective: To provide basic essential concepts for students to learn about mental health
Programme description and rundown:
- What is mental health?
- Stress and mental health
- Stigma around mental health
- Self-care tips
- Where and how to seek help in HK
Part 2: Intermediate Level (1 hour)
Learning objective: To dive deeper into providing youth more practical tips / tools on maintaining good mental health, promote self-care and help-seeking behaviors amongst students, and how they can be a support to their peers
Programme description and rundown:
- Review of Part 1
- Self-care tools and stress management
- Help-seeking behaviors
- Be a friend’s “guardian angel”
Part 3: Advanced Level (1 hour)
Learning objective: To provide students with more clinical knowledge about common mental health conditions and their symptoms
Programme description and rundown:
- Review of Part 1 and Part 2
- Effects of stress
- Common mental health conditions (depression, anxiety, PTSD etc)
*We would recommend that schools/organisations choose all 3 workshops (students, parents and educators) for a fully holistic package. However, you are also welcome to participate in individual workshops.
To learn more about the student training workshop, please download our bilingual flyer here.
To enquire about the student training workshop and availability, please email Ms. Sarah Hsu at hello@coolmindshk.com.
