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Opinion | 10 ways Hong Kong schools can effectively promote mental health

South China Morning Post · · 294 words · By Paul Yip
Academic Pressure and Student Well-being
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“In recent years, the government and various stakeholders in society have worked to halt the continued rise in student suicides.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Abstract Adolescent mental health and suicide risk remain substantial public health concerns. High pre-COVID rates of poor mental health and suicide-related behaviors have continued to rise, highlight…
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web search NEUTRAL — Over the two and a half years following the 2022 rollout of the 988 national suicide prevention hotline, the rate of suicides among young people in the United States dropped 11 percent below ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/science/988-youth-suicide…
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web search NEUTRAL — In response to the growing evidence on the benefits of student-directed training and awareness programs, multiple U.S. states have passed or introduced legislation in the last three years requiring me…
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13811118.2023.2…
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“However, the number of suspected suicide cases still rose by 10 per cent between 2024 and 2025, from 28 to 31.”
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“To help students in need, the government has adopted a three-tier system that strengthens schools’ carrying capacity and leverages community resources and the Hospital Authority’s support.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hospital Authority (HA) is a statutory body managing all the government hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Public Hospitals Authority is responsible for managing public hospitals and other health-related organizations in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. It was created in July 1999 by the Public Hospita…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — University of Colorado Health, doing business as UCHealth, is a not-for-profit health care system, headquartered in Aurora, Colorado. The system includes hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado, …
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“The mechanism is being extended from secondary schools to primary schools this year.”
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web search NEUTRAL — Secondary schooling usually begins at age 13. Secondary schools offer education for a total of five years, starting with Form 1 and finishing at Form 5. Forms 1–3 are grouped together into the "Lower …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_stage
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web search NEUTRAL — Elementary, middle, and high schools: In the US, compulsory schooling is typically divided into three distinct levels, each with its own curriculum and school.
https://www.justlanded.com/english/United-States/USA-Guide/E…
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“The Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research’s findings suggest that school and family are significant factors, and that academic pressure is common among suicide cases.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2017, the suicide rate in Hong Kong was around 12 deaths per 100,000 people and ranked 32 in the world standing, which was its lowest rate in four years. The suicide rate for males was nearly doubl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Hong_Kong
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Samaritan Befrienders Hong Kong (SBHK) (Chinese: 香港撒瑪利亞防止自殺會) is a non-government organisation. It is a local voluntary agency which provides counselling services to people with suicidal tendenci…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Samaritan_Befrienders_Hong…
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“With the support of Quality Education Fund and our advisory committee, our centre has developed 10 principles for building a “Well-being First” school to help students do well academically and mentally.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education happens in a complex institutional framework, like public schools. Non-formal education …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO, French: Office de la qualité et de la responsabilité en éducation, OQRE) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario in Canada. It was legisla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (usually referred to simply as the Quality Assurance Agency or QAA) is the independent expert quality body for the United Kingdom's higher education s…
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