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Honours

2025 Stanford’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists
2025 Stanford’s List of World’s Top 2% Scientists
Prof. Cheryl H.K. CHUI Appointed Co-leader of GOLTC’s Innovation in Ageing Steering Group (2025)
Prof. Cheryl H.K. CHUI Appointed Co-leader of GOLTC’s Innovation in Ageing Steering Group (2025)
JC JoyAge Team Wins HKU Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2024 for Elderly Mental Wellness
JC JoyAge Team Wins HKU Faculty Knowledge Exchange Award 2024 for Elderly Mental Wellness
Prof. Ng Siu Man appointed as Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Social Work
Prof. Ng Siu Man appointed as Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Social Work
Prof. LAW Y.W. Frances Awarded HKU Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar
Prof. LAW Y.W. Frances Awarded HKU Rosie Young 90 Medal for Outstanding Young Woman Scholar
Prof. TSE S.K. Samson Wins 2024 Mental Health Foundation Award for Excellence in Care (Social Welfare)
Prof. TSE S.K. Samson Wins 2024 Mental Health Foundation Award for Excellence in Care (Social Welfare)

Featured Publications & Insights

Unveiling the impacts of exposure and social proximity to suicidality on help-seeking behavior among the young generation
Publications
Each suicide affects a wide circle of individuals and increases in suicide rate imply that a larger share of the…
Unveiling the impacts of exposure and social proximity to suicidality on help-seeking behavior among the young generation
Positive association between Internet use and mental health among adults aged ≥50 years in 23 countries
Publications
The Internet is increasingly important in addressing age-related mental health challenges. We used linear mixed models and meta-analyses to examine…
Positive association between Internet use and mental health among adults aged ≥50 years in 23 countries
Health Effect of Elderly Family Planning Subsidy on Older Chinese with Only One Child
Publications
The decades-long one-child policy in China has led to a growing number of older individuals with only one child. The…
Health Effect of Elderly Family Planning Subsidy on Older Chinese with Only One Child
Managing Uncertainty and Loneliness: Protective and Risk Factors Impacting on Older People’s Mental Health in Hong Kong
Publications
This study investigated the roles of loneliness and prospective intolerance of uncertainty (IU-P) on mental health, and identified the sources…
Managing Uncertainty and Loneliness: Protective and Risk Factors Impacting on Older People’s Mental Health in Hong Kong
Perceived Housing Problems and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Americans
Publications
Housing insecurity has been shown to be associated with worse mental health. However, previous studies mostly examined one aspect of…
Perceived Housing Problems and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Americans
Stressors, Positive and Negative Caregiving Appraisals, and Caregiver Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Stages of Dementia
Publications
Caregiving is a process affected by both caregiver and care recipients and contains both positive and negative experiences. However, there…
Stressors, Positive and Negative Caregiving Appraisals, and Caregiver Psychological Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Stages of Dementia
Protective and Promotive Factors in Migrant and Refugee Children Facing Violence: A Systematic Review
Publications
Migrant and refugee children are at risk of experiencing various forms of violence before, during, or after migration. This study…
Protective and Promotive Factors in Migrant and Refugee Children Facing Violence: A Systematic Review

In the Media

青少年及兒童自殺率上升 專家籲全面採用公共衞生措施

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Mental Health

香港大學賽馬會防止自殺研究中心最新數據顯示,15歲或以下兒童和青少年的自殺率,由前年0.9升至去年2.9。該中心總監葉兆輝表示,數據顯示10宗學童自殺個案,只有4成有抑鬱情況,需要全面採用公共衞生方向應對。

青少年及兒童自殺率上升 專家籲全面採用公共衞生措施
疫後青少年自殺個案上升兼趨年輕化 警冀與學校合作共建支援網絡

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Mental Health

早前香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心公布最新的本港自殺數據,亦適逢2024年度新學年剛開始,警方繼續在預防校園自殺的工作上與各持份者共同努力。警察談判組及警察心理服務課於今日(13日),聯同香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心為逾280名香港天主教教區中小學校長、教師,駐校社工及心理學家,舉辦校園危機處理分享會並進行交流。

疫後青少年自殺個案上升兼趨年輕化 警冀與學校合作共建支援網絡
學童輕生|葉兆輝:復常後學生壓力大 需花工夫填補「缺口」防學童自殺

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Mental Health

香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心聯同生命熱線昨(10日)公布一項調查,指去年本港整體自殺率為13.6,與往年相差不大,但15歲以下青少年自殺率顯著增長,觀塘的青少年自殺率較其他區高,情況令人擔憂。香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系人口健康講座教授葉兆輝表示,疫後學校復常後學生面對壓力大,應予學生空間適應,填補「缺口」,相信可減低學童自殺率。

學童輕生|葉兆輝:復常後學生壓力大 需花工夫填補「缺口」防學童自殺
本港青少年自殺率升 葉兆輝料因疫後復常學生壓力大

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Mental Health

大公文匯全媒體報道,香港大學香港賽馬會防止自殺研究中心聯同生命熱線昨日(10日)公布一項調查,指去年本港整體自殺率為13.6,與往年相差不大,但15歲以下青少年自殺率顯著增長,觀塘的青少年自殺率較其他區高,情況令人擔憂。香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系人口健康講座教授葉兆輝今日(11日)於電台節目表示,疫後學校復常後學生面對壓力大,應予學生空間適應,填補「缺口」,相信可減低學童自殺率。

本港青少年自殺率升 葉兆輝料因疫後復常學生壓力大
Let’s change the narrative on mental health in Hong Kong

In the Media

Mental Health

Mental health issues are more common than some might think. Talking openly and reaching out to people around us who may be struggling can help

Let’s change the narrative on mental health in Hong Kong
自殺率仍處高位 女童自殺率急升 港大防止自殺研究中心籲提升校園幸福感

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Mental Health

香港大學賽馬會防止自殺研究中心今(10日)公布最新研究,估算去年香港自殺率為13.6,即每10萬人中,有13.6人自殺身亡。雖然自殺率較2022年的13.7下跌,但中心強調,比率仍屬高位。其中,15歲以下青少年自殺率顯著上升,當中以女童升幅最為明顯。

自殺率仍處高位 女童自殺率急升 港大防止自殺研究中心籲提升校園幸福感
女性較男性多近70萬!為何香港男少女多?

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Gender

香港最新統計數據題示,截至2023年底,女性人口較男性人口多逾67萬,男女比例失衡擴大。有學者稱,:女性壽命較男性長、港男娶内地妻等都是造成比例失衡的原因。
香港特區政府統計處26日公布《香港的女性及男性(2024版)》統計數據,描述女性和男性在主要經濟和社會範疇中的情況。至2023年底,香港女性人口數目為410.26萬人,男性人口數目為342.53萬人,按年分別增加1%及0.5%。撇除外傭後,香港男女比例為|每干女性對908名男性,差距為近3年最大。

女性較男性多近70萬!為何香港男少女多?
去年本港女性人口較男性多近70萬 學者指失衡原因包括港男娶內地妻

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Gender

本港男女比例失衡擴大,去年女性比男性多約68萬人。有學者指,女性壽命較男性長、港男娶內地妻等,都是造成失衡的原因。

去年本港女性人口較男性多近70萬 學者指失衡原因包括港男娶內地妻
守護暗黑心靈 香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系副教授黃蔚澄

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Mental Health

講起心理學家,難免令人聯想讓病人坐在梳化椅上放鬆,然後透過聊天紓解其心理問題。香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系副教授黃蔚澄,在澳洲攻讀心理學,是臨床心理學家。

守護暗黑心靈 香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系副教授黃蔚澄
香港教育研究院辦教師論壇 探討校園精神健康教育及危機處理策略

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Mental Health

由香港教育研究院及為學文教基金有限公司主辦,香港教育大學校友會、香港政策研究所及香港校董學會協辦的「教師論壇」系列(一),於7月5日下午圓滿舉行並完成線上直播。此次論壇主題為「香港學校精神健康教育及相關危機處理策略」,吸引近500名教師參與觀看,反響熱烈。

香港教育研究院辦教師論壇 探討校園精神健康教育及危機處理策略
Five HKU Scholars Ranked First in Asia in Respective Disciplines by Research.com

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Honours

Twelve distinguished scholars from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have been named by the international academic website Research.com among the top 100 best scholars globally in their respectively disciplines in 2024. Among them, five professors have been recognised as the highest-ranked in Asia within their fields out of a total of 26 disciplines, further showcasing HKU’s academic excellence.

Five HKU Scholars Ranked First in Asia in Respective Disciplines by Research.com
【父親節】有機構與懲教署合作推出計劃 讓在囚人士有機會維繫親子關係

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Family

今天是父親節,但在懲教所的在囚人士不容易與子女相聚。有機構與懲教署合作推出計劃,讓他們有機會維繫親子關係。

【父親節】有機構與懲教署合作推出計劃 讓在囚人士有機會維繫親子關係
青少年自殺|港大研究指真人接觸處理能有效降低再次自殺機會

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Mental Health

近年青少年自殺率上升,青少年身心健康問題備受關注,香港大學社會科學系與聯合醫院合作,找到共40位具自毁行為的青少年進行研究,分為三個組別,當中以義工接觸的組別得到的反饋均為正面,反映,經真人接觸處理的具自毁行為的青少年,能夠有效減低再次傷害自己的機會。

原文網址: 青少年自殺|港大研究指真人接觸處理能有效降低再次自殺機會 | 香港01 https://www.hk01.com/article/1028924?utm_source=01articlecopy&utm_medium=referral

青少年自殺|港大研究指真人接觸處理能有效降低再次自殺機會
Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project Collaborates with Local Animation Creator Chao Yat to Launch “The Final Wish.The Finest Gift” Animation Encourage Terminal Patients to Live Out “Five Important Messages”, Leave Loved Ones Without Regrets

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End-of-life care

The “Five Blessings” have long symbolised a life of happiness and fulfilment in Chinese culture. While people often pursue “Health”, “Wealth”, “Longevity” and “Love of Virtue”, the fifth blessing, “Peaceful Death”, is frequently overlooked. The Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project (“JCECC”), a ten-year project initiated and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and launched in 2016, collaborated with local animation creator Chao Yat to produce “The Final Wish.The Finest Gift”. The cartoon animation premiered today at Tai Kwun, where a sharing session with the director and voice actors, as well as a public seminar, took place.

Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project Collaborates with Local Animation Creator Chao Yat to Launch “The Final Wish.The Finest Gift” Animation Encourage Terminal Patients to Live Out “Five Important Messages”, Leave Loved Ones Without Regrets
調查:港人對嚴重精神病認知不足 少於一成懂處理方法

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Mental Health

去年,香港鑽石山荷里活廣場發生一宗涉及嚴重精神病患的悲劇,事件喚起大眾對嚴重精神、病患治療的關注。香港心理社會康復協會今年1月透過電話訪問市民,並於今日(5月28日)公布嚴重精神病現況調查結果。調查發現,市民對嚴車精神病認知明顯不足,僅不足9%的受訪者表示,若自己或親友不幸患上嚴重精神病,知道應該如何求助及處理。協會建識政府採取“人手、針藥並行”策略,收集數據以評估不同治療方案的成效,並加強公眾教育。

調查:港人對嚴重精神病認知不足 少於一成懂處理方法
生育獎勵金|港大學者指鼓勵作用有限 批評不孕治療要等80周過長

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Population Studies

香港生育率持續下跌,2020年更首次出現死亡人數比出生人數多的現象。政務司副司長卓永興今日(24日)出席由家計會和港大社會工作及社會行政學系合辦的生育講座時,列舉了數項政府對提升生育率的突破性政策,包括為期3年,斥資近23億元的2萬元新生嬰兒獎勵,他認為獎勵金成功在社會引發大眾對生育的討論,期望社會可多就生育問題提出突破性想法,現時已收到逾1.6萬合資格的申請,並已向約1.5萬的申請者發放獎勵金。

原文網址: 生育獎勵金|港大學者指鼓勵作用有限 批評不孕治療要等80周過長 | 香港01 https://www.hk01.com/article/1022654?utm_source=01articlecopy&utm_medium=referral

生育獎勵金|港大學者指鼓勵作用有限 批評不孕治療要等80周過長
吳兆文:從拾初衷 與時並進 社工註冊局急需改革

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Honours

香港社會工作者註冊局(以後簡稱「註冊局」)為法定機構,相關法例於1997年在立法會通過,次年1月成立。相對於其他專業,例如臨床心理學家、物理治療師等,社工在獲得法例層面認可走得很前,可見當時香港社會對社工有很大的信任和期望。

吳兆文:從拾初衷 與時並進 社工註冊局急需改革
dozen appointed to reformed social workers board

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Honours

The government has appointed 12 new members to a statutory body overseeing social workers, with a lawyer named as its chairperson.

dozen appointed to reformed social workers board
瑞銀與香港大學合辦第二届可持續與社會創新領導培訓課程

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Social Innovation

瑞銀宣布正式開展第二届「香港大學 – 瑞銀集團可持續與社會創新領導培訓課程」(Sustainable and Social Innovation Leadership Programme,簡稱SSILP)。此項目爲期一年,由瑞銀管理層員工和SSILP 校友指導非營利組織(NPO)當前和新一代領袖人才。第二届培訓課程更延申至大灣區,提升香港本地及大灣區NPO 組織生態圈。

瑞銀與香港大學合辦第二届可持續與社會創新領導培訓課程
University of Hong Kong to launch system that monitors daily suicide trends, issues warnings based on risk levels similar to weather alerts

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Mental Health

Paul Yip, head of the university’s centre for suicide research, says system will start with data collection of daily cases when it launches in two to three months

University of Hong Kong to launch system that monitors daily suicide trends, issues warnings based on risk levels similar to weather alerts