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Mental Health Conference 2025

6-8 November, 2025
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Theme: Navigating Life's Defining Moments

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About the Conference

Thanks to the generous sponsorship of our Headline Sponsor Manulife Hong Kong, you can now mark your calendars for Mind HK’s third conference. Join us in learning, sharing, and inspiring one another at this special event!

Mind HK’s 3rd Mental Health Conference will take place from November 6-8, 2025, at Hotel ICON, Hong Kong. Titled Hong Kong International Mental Health Conference – “Navigating Life’s Defining Moments,” the three-day event features:

Conference Days (November 6-7, English) focused on the evidence, psychology, and culture of mental health across the lifespan

*Cantonese simultaneous interpretation will be available for main sessions

A Mental Wellbeing Festival (November 8, Cantonese and English) for the general public, exploring mental health during key transitions from birth to end-of-life.

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Speakers

Our Speakers

Professor Dinesh Bhugra CBE

Keynote Speaker | Professor Emeritus Mental Health and Cultural Diversity, King’s College London
Professor Dixon Chibanda

Keynote Speaker | Professor of Psychiatry, The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dr Karen Devon

Keynote Speaker | Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto
Dr Todd Farchione

Keynote Speaker | Research Professor at the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University (BU)
Julia Samuel MBE

Joining Remotely | Keynote Speaker | Psychotherapist and Best-selling Author of Grief Works
Professor Celia Chan

Speaker | Professor, Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne
Dr Chris Groot

Speaker | Senior Lecturer, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
Dr Andy H. Y. Ho

Speaker | PhD, MFT, FT | Psychologist, Social Scientist, and Educator
Carol Liang

Speaker | Deputy CEO, Mind HK | Conference Chair, Hong Kong International Mental Health Conference 2025
Dr Candice Powell

Speaker | CEO, Mind HK | Clinical Psychologist
Galit Rubinstein

Speaker | CEO, Galit Rubinstein Consulting
Professor Aimee Spector

Speaker | Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing, University College London

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Programme

The Conference

6/11 Hong Kong Time

09 : 15
The Next Wave of Youth Mental Health Reform
Prof. Patrick McGorry, Executive Director, Orygen
10 : 15
Perinatal Mental Health: Understanding and Improving Outcomes for the Infant
Prof. Anne Buist, Professor Women’s Mental Health, Austin Health
10 : 15
Digital Media and Parent-Child Interaction: Implications for Social-emotional Development
Dr Jenny Radesky, University of Michigan Medical School, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Pediatric Research
10 : 15
Parent-based Interventions for Child Behaviour Management
Dr Deborah Gross, Professor, John Hopkins University
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7/11 Hong Kong Time

09 : 15
Fostering Student Mental Health: Insights from the Record-Breaking Science of Well-Being Class at Yale
Dr Laurie Santos, Professor of Psychology, Yale
10 : 15
Is School Making our Youth Unwell: Redefining Success
Dr May Lam, Vice Presidents, HKCP | Dr Jacqueline Wolf, Clinical Psychologist | Ms Sky Siu, Executive Director, KELY Support Group
11 : 30
Recognising and Managing Anxiety in Young People: The Cool Kids Programs
Prof. Ron Rapee, Professor of Psychology and Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Macquarie University
11 : 30
Experiences from the Frontlines
Joe Chan, Chief Social Work Officer (Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services), Social Welfare Department | Ms Lam Yick Man, Senior Manager Youth Services, St. James’ Settlement
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8/11 Hong Kong Time

13 : 15
Your Brain, Your Life
Dr Jared Horvath, Educational Neuroscientist
13 : 55
Diversity & Inclusion in Mental Health Advocacy: Kindness is Key
Swathi Shanmukhasundara, Founder of the Vermillion Project, The Vermilion Project
13 : 55
Breaking Boxes: A Story of Recovery and Discovery
Stephanie Ng, Founder of Body Banter, Body Banter, Duke University, Columbia University
13 : 55
Vulnerability and Performance: A Journey Growing Up In Hong Kong
Yvette Kong, Olympic Swimmer, Board Member, Mind HK
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Call for Abstracts: Hong Kong Mental Health Conference 2025

30/03/2025

Mind HK is hosting our third international mental health conference in November. The conference, themed “Navigating Life’s Defining Moments,” will delve into the evidence, psychology, and culture surrounding mental health across the lifespan, addressing key transitions from birth to end-of-life stages Our keynote speakers will be: 🌟Prof. Dinesh Bhugra CBE – Professor Emeritus Mental Health […]

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