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Lifting the Burden of Hopelessness

"We want to intervene well before someone needs professional help, so we have moved away from a medical approach to a bio-psycho-social approach. Suicide is not only a medical problem, it’s a public health problem."

 To advance wellness, the Hong Kong Jockey Club  Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention has developed and tested a number of programmes that meet different kinds of needs.

To advance wellness, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention has developed and tested a number of programmes that meet different kinds of needs.

Professor Paul Yip is the principal investigator of Open Up – a 24 hour online emotional support project, a community based suicide prevention project for the Wong Tai Sin District, poverty alleviation programs, and the Quality Thematic Network on developing mental wellness for schools in Hong Kong.

Professor Paul Yip is the principal investigator of Open Up – a 24 hour online emotional support project, a community based suicide prevention project for the Wong Tai Sin District, poverty alleviation programs, and the Quality Thematic Network on developing mental wellness for schools in Hong Kong.

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