Professor Lai-Chong Ma

Joyce Ma is an Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work, with an expertise of family therapy and multiple family therapy with families of mental health needs. She has published a total of 9 books and 123 articles at venues with significant impact and visibility. 

Professor Yim Wah Mak

Prof. Mak Yim-wah is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, where she specializes in mental health resilience and psychological well-being. With over 17 years of experience providing psychosocial support to individuals with suicidal ideation, her work is dedicated to empowering individuals, families, and healthcare professionals through evidence-based interventions. […]

Ms. Stephanie Ng

Award-winning mental health advocate, educator, and Ph.D. researcher Steph Ng is on a mission to transform how we talk about body image and mental health. She is the founder of the Hong Kong charity Body Banter, empowering youth to have courageous conversations about body image, and a research fellow with Mind HK, studying how sharing […]

Professor Chiu Yee Liona Poon

Prof. Liona Poon is the Professor (Clinical) & Co-Team Heads of Maternal Medicine at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, and Visiting Professor at the Department of Women and Children’s Health, King’s College London, London, UK. Prof. Poon is a world renowned expert in clinical maternal fetal medicine. Her areas of […]

Dr Hin Yan, SIK

Bhikkshuni Hin Yan SIK was ordained in Hong Kong as a Buddhist nun in 1996. Prior to her Ordination she was trained in the UK as a health psychologist, and she has a Ph.D. in Behavioural Sciences from the then Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, HKU. She now works as a Buddhist chaplain, […]

Dr Hannah Sugarman

Dr Hannah Sugarman is a UK-trained Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience in mental health. With a background in health and neuropsychology, she has worked in a range of positions, spanning the public sector, private, and charitable organisations in both the UK and Hong Kong. She is passionate about challenging stigma and misconceptions […]