Public Mental Health Interventions under COVID-19 Pandemic

The fifth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong continues, and it has created a drastic impact on everyone’s lives. Preventive measures such as tightened social-distancing and the Vaccine Pass scheme have led loneliness, depression and anxiety symptoms among the elderly population. In response to the needs of the society, the “JC JoyAge” HKU Project Team is organising two professional workshops that aim to enhance participants’ knowledge, understanding and skills for the identification of depressive and anxiety symptoms in older adults. Early identification and preventive work for elderly suicide will also be discussed.

Please note that participants can choose to attend one or both of the workshops.

Workshop I: 22 April 2022 (Friday), 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Assessment and Screening for Older Adults with Emotional Needs
Venue: Zoom
Language: Cantonese

Workshop II: 29 April (Friday), 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Working with Older Adults with Suicidal Risk
Venue: Zoom
Language: Cantonese

Speaker: JC JoyAge HKU Clinical Team
Registration: https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqceiqqjgoGdfC6axDUITUFYAIiZbiNgYT

Applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email and a copy of the newly published Suicide Prevention Practical Guide and Tools written by the HKU JoyAge Team.
For further enquiries, please contact Mr. Cheung at 3917 1759 or jcjoyage@hku.hk.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust approved over HK$366 million to initiate the “JC JoyAge: Jockey Club Holistic Support Project for Elderly Mental Wellness” (JC JoyAge). Launched in 2016, the project aims to tackle the problem of elderly depression, enhance the capacity of professional and non-professional manpower, and raise the public awareness on elderly mental health.

Jockey Club JoyAge Holistic Support Project for Elderly Mental Wellness

Department of Social Work and Social Administration
Room 704, 7/F, The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 3917 1759
E-mail: jcjoyage@hku.hk
Website: www.jcjoyage.hk
Facebook: JC JoyAge