香港大學醫療溝通研究及影響倡議（HKU RIICH）舉辦身心健康工作坊 「於大學積極成長：精神健康與幸福感支援」

香港大學（港大）醫療溝通研究及影響倡議（HKU RIICH）於2025年3月27日成功舉辦了題為「於大學積極成長：精神健康與幸福感支援」的身心健康工作坊。該活動圍繞兩項由港大文學院兼HKU RIICH主任Olga Zayts-Spence教授領導，並獲大學教育資助委員會（UGC）協作研究金（CRF）資助的研究項目展開。作為港大文學院「於人文積極成長（Thrive@Arts）」倡議的首個以學生及大學職員為對象的活動，工作坊吸引了來自五所本港院校的本科及研究生參與。是次活動搭建了一個跨界別及跨學科的平台，邀請了正念與輔導專家、大學身心健康與輔導工作部門（港大學生發展及資源中心），以及心理學、公共衛生和語言學等領域的學者，與學生進行互動分享。作為知識交流平台，本次工作坊為參加者帶來認知與實踐相結合的學習體驗。與會者積極討論現時本港大學生的精神健康狀況，以及校園內外提供的相關資源與服務。工作坊特別設有正念練習環節，同時向學生們介紹在香港參與朋輩精神健康支援的途徑。

HKU RIICH主任Olga Zayts-Spence教授與博士後研究員David Matthew Edmonds博士分享了團隊在CRF資助項目取得的研究成果，以及成果轉化成的學生精神健康資源中心。研究結果反映，本港大學生的精神健康狀況（尤其在抑鬱、焦慮及壓力等方面）以及社會上對精神健康污名化的問題均仍然嚴峻，需要社會高度關注。與會學生和專家就相關課題及本港校園內提供的精神健康服務展開了深入討論。

活動嘉賓港大李嘉誠醫學院陸寶玲博士引導與會者進行正念練習。參加者表示，該練習環節有助「放鬆」，並希望未來相關活動可以「提供更多正念練習時間」。此外，港大學生發展及資源中心林知穎女士詳細介紹了從專業輔導到學生互助團隊（如Peer Impact Network）等一系列校園內提供的精神健康服務。來自Heartline Hong Kong 的葉皓晴女士與黃可心女士（https://heartlinehk.com/）則向參加者分享了校外的精神健康服務，而學生參加者對朋輩支援的願景及實踐尤感興趣。

HKU RIICH對所有專家及學生參與者的支持表示衷心感謝，同時感謝大學、文學院和英文學院的持續支持，使研究團隊能夠繼續推進推廣精神健康和加強學生支援的工作。

關於香港大學醫療溝通研究及影響倡議
香港大學醫療溝通研究及影響倡議於2019年6月建立，為港大文學院屬下的國際跨學科研究中心。其研究團隊由語言與傳播學、教育學、社會科學，以及醫學等多個領域的專家教者組成。團隊以推動香港和國際醫療實踐與教育革新為目標，專注發展醫療溝通方面的創新與實證研究。香港大學醫療溝通研究及影響倡議致力於透過研究成果貢獻社會，並與本港及國際的醫療機構、非政府組織（醫療領域），以及社群組織保持緊密合作。團隊以實證研究為基礎，開發供醫護學生及醫療專家使用的教學資源，並積極推動相關的社群開展活動。(https://www.hkuriich.org/)。
 

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HKU Research and Impact Initiative for Communication in Healthcare (HKU RIICH) hosts Wellness Workshop –

“Thriving at University: Mental Health and Wellbeing Support”

On 27 Mar 2025, the Research and Impact Initiative for Communication in Healthcare (HKU RIICH) organised the workshop “Thriving at University: Mental Health and Wellbeing Support” as part of two consecutive projects led by Professor Olga Zayts-Spence of the HKU Faculty of Arts and Director of HKU RIICH, under the Collaborative Research Fund (CRF) of the Hong Kong Research Grants Council (UGC). As the first workshop for student and staff under the initiative “Thrive@Arts” pioneered by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the half-day event brought together a cross-sector and interdisciplinary panel: mindfulness and counselling practitioners; researchers in psychology, public health and linguistics; university wellbeing and counselling services at HKU Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS); and students from across five universities in Hong Kong.

The workshop provided an integrative experience of intellectual and practical knowledge exchange. Participants discussed the current state of student mental health at universities in Hong Kong, and the resources and services available on and off campus. The workshop included practical wellbeing exercises. The students learnt about volunteering opportunities to contribute to peer-to-peer mental health programmes in the city.

Professor Olga Zayts-Spence (Director of HKU RIICH) and Dr David Matthew Edmonds (Post-Doctoral Fellow of HKU RIICH) shared the findings of the CRF projects conducted by the team, as well as student-centred mental health resources developed from the projects. The project findings suggest concerning levels of symptoms of poor mental health (depression, anxiety and stress) among students and persisting issues of mental health stigma in society. Participants engaged in active group discussions and shared their thoughts on mental health and wellbeing, as well as mental health services at universities in Hong Kong.

Dr Pauline Luk (LKS Faculty of Medicine, HKU) guided the participants through a session of mindfulness practice. Participants found the practice ‘relaxing’ and hoped to have ‘longer time for mindful practice’ in the future.  Ms Suki Lam (HKU CEDARS) provided a rich roadmap to the diverse mental health services and support available at HKU, ranging from professional counselling services to student-led support groups, such as the Peer Impact Network. Ms Melody Ip and Ms Dipsy Wong (Heartline Hong Kong; https://heartlinehk.com/) offered an engaging session on the mental health services beyond campus. Student participants were particularly drawn to the vision and practice of the peer-to-peer support model.

HKU RIICH extends its gratitude to all expert and student participants of the workshop, and to the School of English, the Faculty of Arts and the University of Hong Kong for their support in promoting mental health and strengthening the support network for students.
 

About HKU RIICH
HKU RIICH in the Faculty of Arts, the University of Hong Kong is an international interdisciplinary research hub that was launched in June 2019. We are a group of academic scholars working across the fields of language and communication, education, social sciences, and medicine. We conduct innovative evidence-based research on healthcare communication with the aim of transforming healthcare practices and healthcare education in Hong Kong and internationally. HKU RIICH is committed to impactful research and works closely with medical and healthcare institutions, health NGOs, and community groups in Hong Kong and internationally. We apply evidence-based findings from our research to develop educational resources for pre- and post-qualification medical and health professionals and to engage in community outreach programmes (https://www.hkuriich.org/).

The resources developed by the research team members can be found at Graduate Mindmap https://www.graduatemindmap.com/.

For media enquiries, please contact HKU RIICH by email (riich@hku.hk).