In the Media

The City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong offers a toolkit containing information and access to resources to help parents support their children’s mental health

Children around the world faced unprecedented challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, and in Hong Kong they were particularly affected.

Publish Date: 17 Jul 2023

Distressing times

COVID-19 has created a mental health crisis among Hong Kong people, with more workers getting stressed. Experts are worried, urging employers to offer their staff adequate and professional counseling services. Ao Yulu reports from Hong Kong.

Publish Date: 23 Sep 2022

Thriving at Work Survey 2022 – Mayer Brown Excels again

Mayer Brown was awarded an 'Excelling' performance rating in the Thriving at Work Survey of the City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong (CMHA HK) for the second consecutive year. The Survey, introduced in Hong Kong in 2019, assesses company members of CMHA HK on their implementation of mental health strategies in the workplace, and highlights any areas where companies can focus on to achieve their workplace development goals.

Publish Date: 8 August 2022

Why men should face mental health issues head on and talk about them?

Five years ago, Alex Bowen was in the middle of a perfect storm – things were not going well at work, he didn’t have a supportive line manager, he was away from family and he had a young child at home.

Publish Date: 18 Jun 2022

Compulsory Covid tests, isolation rules raise staff anxiety in Hong Kong; how employers can help

As the wait for results of Covid tests grows longer, and fear of what happens if you test positive rises, a mental health support group has advice for employers

Publish Date: 21 Feb 2022

Burnout: why prolonged work stress is a danger to physical and mental health – especially for men – and what needs to be done about it

Burnout doesn’t happen overnight – it builds slowly over months, often years. You might be managing the symptoms on a daily basis, just getting by, but left unchecked you risk wreaking havoc on your health, happiness, relationships and career.

Publish Date: 19 Jun 2021

The 10 basics of managing employee mental health in quarantine

Society often perceives people with a mental health condition as having a weakness of character. While many try hard to stamp out this so-called mental health stigma and to convince that mental health is a sign of strength instead, here is a refreshing point of view towards the subject of weakness brought by Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky.

Publish Date: 24 Mar 2021