In recent years, the mental health of adolescents in Hong Kong has received significant attention. The Hong Kong Family Welfare Society (HKFWS) Youth Service "Power T.A.G. — Boosting Inner Strength Project" conducted the research report on "Exploration Studies on Key Factors Affecting Adolescent Mental Health in Hong Kong" during the 2023-2024 academic year and released the research findings on 8th October.
The "Power T.A.G. — Boosting Inner Strength Project" surveyed over 4,000 secondary school students to understand their mental health status and identify influencing factors for providing effective and appropriate support.
The survey results indicate that more than half of the adolescents believe youth mental health in Hong Kong is “unsatisfactory”. Among the overall responding students, nearly 14% of them feel that the situation is “very unsatisfactory”, indicating that in addition to supporting adolescents, families, schools and communities should strengthen collaboration to increase relevant resources and promote adolescent mental health.
Research findings and our recommendations (Chinese Version Only)
The structure of the family and the mode of family care for the elderly have gradually become diversified under the new era and social changes. Therefore community services and medical services often play an important role in supporting elderly and their carers. HKFWS organises a Carer Forum and invites experts from different sectors to share their supporting strategies for family carer, with a view to building a carer-friendly society among different sectors.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Society, and therefore the subunits for divorced family services will co-organize the “Research Release cum symposium on Divorced Family Support Services “on 13 December along with pre- and post-seminar workshops.
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The Soicety’s "Healthy Family - Creating Happiness Record" event has successfully concluded on 3 November. We were delighted to challenge the Guinness World Records by assembling over a thousand resistance bands to form the Chinese character of "Family" by the participating families. HKFWS is officially the new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title holder for the "Largest Resistance Band Word"!
