University students’ mental health has become a focus of attention across the globe. In Hong Kong, about one-third of university students experience symptoms of depression or anxiety. Compassion in curriculum (CiC) is a pioneer initiative that aims to embed compassion-based pedagogy into the core academic subjects for fostering students’ social and mental well-being. Developed by a team of educators and students, our project offers knowledge and practical experiences that integrate the values of kindness, empathy and caring commitment to self and others into teaching and learning. The initiative empowers students to explore how the principles of compassion can be applied in the learning environment and in other aspects of life.
The Cultural Diversity Competence (CDC-HK) originated from Professor Mikel Hogan, Ph.D. former department chair at California State University, Fullerton. The 4 Skills Cultural Diversity Competence is a comprehensive training framework for enhancing cultural competence, sensitivity and humility with people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. CDC trainers who received the trainer-the-trainer workshop facilitated by Professor Mikel Hogan will provide 6-hour training for students and practitioners in human service professions, such as social workers, counsellors, teachers, health care professionals, etc. The CDC learning circle meeting is a regular platform between Professor Mikel Hogan and the trainers for professional exchange and consultations on CDC training in Hong Kong.
文化多元能力（CDC-HK）源自加州州立大學富勒頓分校前系主任Mikel Hogan教授的研究。4項文化多元能力技能是一種全面的培訓框架，旨在提高與來自不同族裔背景的人們的文化能力、敏感性和謙遜態度。接受Mikel Hogan教授主持的培訓師培訓工作坊的CDC培訓師將為人本服務專業人士提供為期6小時的培訓，包括社會工作者、輔導員、教師、醫護專業人員等。CDC學習圈會議是Mikel Hogan教授和培訓師之間的定期交流平台，用於在香港進行CDC培訓的諮詢和專業交流。
社會人士疫情前只參與實體小組，疫情期間只有線上小組，現在疫情後的新常態是混合模式(blended mode)的服務。香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系吳兆文教授在家庭服務中心推行混合模式服務，有為家長而設的智NET家長靜觀小組(Mindful parenting)，有為成人而設照顧個人身心靈的解鬱身心舒展班，及設合時下手機拍攝文化的隨心隨phone正念攝影小組。小組以混合模式進行，不但加強了小組的治療效果，亦方便了更多有興趣人士可以參加。
此項目為香港賽馬會慈善信托基金支持，合作夥伴有香港家庭福利會、聖雅各福群會及香港聖公會福利協會。
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were virtually only face-to-face services. During the pandemic, most services were delivered online. In the post COVID-19 ERA, blended mode intervention will be a major trend. Closely working with the NGOs, Prof. Ng Siu-man is promoting blended mode intervention in integrated family services centres. The three projects under development are
Mindful parenting group (智NET家長靜觀小組)Mindful parenting for parents with children aged 12 or below. Mind/body de-stagnation group (解鬱身心舒展班) for adults interested in self-care and holistic well-being. Mindful photography group (隨心隨PHONE正念攝影小組) for adults interested in using taking photos as the medium for mindfulness practice. All these groups are in blended mode. Their innovative design does not only improve the efficacy of the intervention. The flexible schedule also enables more interested participants joining the group.
The project is supported by the Hong Kong Jackey Club Charity Trusts. The collaborating NGOs are the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society, St. James’ Settlement and Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council.
香港近年的兒童及青少年精神科服務個案不斷上升，反映本港兒童的精神健康問題非常令人關注。而據研究顯示，兒童在7-8歲的時候接受社交情緒教育對提升社交技巧、加強了解自己及別人情緒的能力尤其顯著。承蒙凱瑟克基金資助，<<童狗有話兒>>是香港第一個結合社交與情緒學習、人道教育和動物輔助教育的課程，為期3年 (2018 – 2021)。有別一般的社交及情緒學習課程，本計劃加入伴讀犬元素，營造正面的課堂和學校文化，鼓勵學生在一個安全和關愛的環境下參與活動。課程旨在提升學生的社交情緒技巧、培養正面的態度和行為、訓練同理心、學習與友儕相處的技巧和建立良好的思維方法 。就計劃的研究初步發現，參與課程的同學比對照組同學更能專心、冷靜、做事更顧及後果、更能留意他人感受、願意分享及更樂於助人。整個計劃由港大團隊負責設計課程、編撰故事書，並提供培訓和製作教材，令參與計劃的學校在計劃完結後可以延續課程，長遠希望可以在香港發展一套本地化的動物輔作教育課程。
Traditional Chinese Medicine regards health as a harmonies interplay of complex intrapersonal, interpersonal and environmental interactions. A holistic evaluation of biological, psychological and spiritual states can shed light on a person’s physical, social and mental health. Eastern philosophies such as Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism have been found to be helpful in allowing patients to let-go of their pain and suffering. With a new perspective on enduring pain, positive growth and transformation may occur.
Bring together these concepts and therapeutic techniques of Chinese medicine, Professor Cecilia Chan developed a holistic approach – integrative-body-mind spirit (I-BMS) approach to promoting well-being and assisting individuals in a healing process.
Spirituality is defined in a broad sense to encompass and integrate all aspects of the person in the process of searching for meaning and purpose, growing through joys and adversities, striving to live compassionately, and connecting with mankind and the universe. Our spirit are connected to our emotions and spirit and change in one aspects will affect the other parts. A balance between three elements is the key to promote health and well-being.
隨著香港人口老化，晚期病患長者人數不斷攀升，公眾對社區晚期病人護理服務的需求亦日漸增加。為此，香港賽馬會慈善信託基金撥款近5.2億港元，於2016年開展推行為期十年的「賽馬會安寧頌」計劃，協助改善社區晚期護理服務的質素，以及為相關服務的專業人員提供培訓，並舉辦公眾教育活動。「賽馬會安寧頌」結合跨界別力量，聯繫社區及醫療系統，強化現有臨終護理服務。計劃會在社區及安老院舍推行安寧服務，為晚期病患長者提供全面的支援，讓他們可以在充份知情下作出合適的臨終護理選擇，提升他們的生活質素。計劃合作夥伴包括：香港大學社會科學學院、香港中文大學賽馬會老年學研究所、香港老年學會、基督教靈實協會、香港復康會、聖雅各福群會、聖公會聖匠堂長者地區中心，東華三院，聖公會福利協會及救世軍。
Project Background and Objectives
A pregnancy ended by miscarriage or stillbirth can be physically and emotionally distressing to couples. Due to the sudden and unexpected nature of pregnancy loss, the process of grieving and coping with loss among bereaved couples is ambiguous. Couples tend to conceal their sadness as such kind of experience is seldom acknowledged by the community.
As funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, a project called Jockey Club Perinatal Bereavement Care has been started since January 2022. The project is jointly collaborated by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association Family Wellness Centre and Caritas-Hong Kong Grace Port-Caritas Miscarriage Support Centre. The Project envisions to develop a seamless integrated care for the bereaved couples from hospitals to the community with online and in-person support, aims to render holistic psychosocial support for bereaved couples to go through the grief over pregnancy loss. The Project includes public education on reproductive health, information provision and remembrance set for funeral arrangement, individual and couple counselling, sex counselling and therapy, psychosocial support groups and expressive arts programmes. Competence training and e-learning material for health and social care professionals will also be provided.
計劃背景與目標
懷孕本是充滿期待的歷程，但胎兒卻在不知不覺間俏然離去，為父母迎來的卻是流產或夭折的失落。這突如其來的轉變，讓父母感到茫然若失也無所適從。因著社會對這方面的認識不多，更令他們不知如何說起，只好將這份哀痛藏於心底。
有見及此，香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助推行一項先導計劃，賽馬會「小足．福」失胎支援計劃，由香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系、香港基督教女青年會家庭健康促進中心及香港明愛「恩遇」明愛失胎支援中心聯合舉辦。計劃的願景是建立一個無縫和整合的支援，讓經歷自然流產的父母由醫院到社區，線上及線下，均護得全人的心理及社交協助，渡過失胎的哀傷。內容包括生育健康公眾教育、實用資訊、為小天使提供殯葬用品、個人及婚姻輔導、性輔導及治療服務、天使爸媽心理及社交小組及表達藝術活動。除此之外，更會為醫護及社工等助人專業，提供相關失胎支援培訓及網上學習資源。
Jockey Club Bereavement Care and Support Alliance (JCBeCARE) is a project organized by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong, funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. It aims to connect different social service organizations, helping professionals and people who care about bereavement issues in Hong Kong, so that bereaved people may receive necessary supports from the community and their social supports can be strengthened. Besides, it is hoped to consolidate practical wisdom and empirical research findings in developing best practice guidelines and models in bereavement care. By providing assessment guidelines, intervention models and professional training, the overall competencies of helping professionals in offering bereavement counseling would be enhanced.
「賽馬會善別關懷同盟」是一項由香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系主辦，並獲香港賽馬會慈善信託基金捐助的全新計劃。計劃旨在連接本港各社會服務機構、專業同工和關心喪親議題的人士，讓喪親者從社區上得到適切的關懷，重新加強他們所需要的社交支援；另外，透過彙集實踐智慧和實證研究結果，為善別支援提供最佳的實踐指南和模式，全面提昇前線專業人員對善別工作的認識和信心。
根據世界衛生組織對健康的定義，沒有心理健康便沒有健康。可見，精神健康是整體健康的必要組成部分，但是普羅大眾對於精神健康的認識和關注程度仍有待提升。
有研究顯示，本港約有百分之十的長者出現抑鬱徵狀。面對生活壓力、身體機能衰退、社交活動減少等問題，長者會較易受到情緒困擾，影響心理健康，增加患上抑鬱症或更嚴重病症的風險。有見及此，香港賽馬會慈善信託基金累計撥款超過三億六千六百萬港元，於2016年開始推行「賽馬會樂齡同行計劃」
The ‘SMART Institute’ is set up by practitioners and scholars in 2016. Dr. Richard J. Goscha, who is one of the founders of Strengths Model Case Management (SMCM), and Professor Samson Tse from Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) are invited as advisors for the Institute. It is an established unit in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration HKU with the support from three non-governmental organizations, namely Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, Caritas Hong Kong and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has initiated and funded the Jockey Club Carer Space Project (the “Project”) in 2023. The Project, with an approved funding of over HK$290 million, adopts a carer-centric approach to provide and connect carers to timely and appropriate services.
The Project establishes carer-centric service centres in different districts to serve more than 27,000 carers and 15,000 older adults with care needs in 5 years, as well as to increase public awareness on carers’ needs and promote a carer-friendly community.
香港賽馬會慈善信託基金於2023年撥款逾2億9000萬港元策劃和捐助「賽馬會護老導航照顧者支援計劃」（下稱「計劃」），為照顧者提供及時和適切的支援。
計劃於多區設立以照顧者為本的支援中心，可五年內服務逾27,000名照顧者和15,000名有需要長者，同時提升社區人士對照顧者的關注，推動照顧者友善社區。
Dementia is a group of chronic diseases that require long-term care, putting great pressure on family carers, care facility personnel, health care and social care systems. It is associated with great economic burden for the society. Many higher-income countries have developed dementia-specific policy to tackle the challenge. With the world’s greatest number of people with dementia, Chinese communities need policy solutions for dementia that are based on evidence and guided by the needs and expectations of stakeholders. “Tools to Inform Policy: Chinese communities Actions in Response to Dementia (TIP-CARD)” is a three-year research project funded by the Research Impact Fund of the Research Grants Council. It aims to build capacity in planning and implementing equitable and sustainable strategies in dementia care, and provide accessible tools, data, and local guidelines co-developed with stakeholders to support the generation of policy solutions for Hong Kong and other Chinese communities.
認知障礙症是一種需要長期護理的慢性疾病，給家庭照顧者、護理人員、醫療及社福體系帶來沉重壓力和經濟負擔，許多高收入國家已制定了針對認知障礙症的政策來應對這挑戰。作為全球認知障礙症人口最高的群體，華人社會非常需要一個以實證為本及對應持份者需要而制定的政策方案。「華人社會認知障礙症行動策略工具」(TIP-CARD) 是一項為期三年的政策研究，由研究資助局的研究影響基金資助，旨在為支援華人社會制定相關政策提供可持續發展及易達易用的策略工具、數據和指引。
The proposed project aims to address the significant issue of youth mental health in Hong Kong, particularly focusing on the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and loneliness among young people. The project aims to test and validate a music-based preventative program called Tuned In, which has shown effectiveness in improving emotion regulation skills and reducing psychological distress in previous studies. The program will incorporate psychoeducation, group discussions, and the use of personally relevant music to help participants monitor and modify their emotional states. The project also recognizes the role of music in reducing feelings of loneliness and increasing social connectedness among young people. By focusing on emotion regulation and utilizing music as a tool, the project aims to fill the research and clinical gaps in youth mental health interventions in Hong Kong.
此計劃是一個簡短的小組課程，旨在以技能為基礎，並具有教育性和預防性，不同於傳統的「團體治療」。我們的目標是教導學生了解自己在學習環境中的情緒，並掌握使用音樂和其他方法來有效管理情緒的技巧。根據先前的研究結果顯示，這門課程能夠幫助青年人更好地理解自己情緒的感受，學會正確地命名情緒，並運用音樂和其他策略來調適悲傷、憤怒、焦慮等情緒。我們的最終目標是測試這個以音樂為基礎的課程是否能改善香港青少年和年輕成年人的情緒調節能力，從而減輕抑鬱、焦慮和孤獨等症狀。
香港每年約有二萬二千的中風康復者出院，以此推算出每天約有六十個家庭受影響。在利希慎基金的支持下，香港大學秀圃老年研究中心聯同南區、沙田區和屯門區的醫療和社會服務單位，展開一個命名為「風起航：中風家庭支援行動」的計劃，致力支援中風家庭，協同中風家庭重新融入社區。