A survey reveals that only a third of Hong Kong secondary school students would seek help for mental health issues, highlighting a lack of safe spaces for discussion and insufficient mental health literacy.

A poll by the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong whose results were released on Sunday showed that among 826 pupils between Form One and Form Six interviewed in July and August, nearly half said they “would not necessarily” seek help, while more than 20 per cent indicated they “would not seek help at all”.

Only 32.5 per cent of respondents said they would seek help when dealing with mental health problems.

https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3279

23 September 2024, reported in South China Morning Post, HK