Getting to the heart of elderly suicides requires more than counselling (Channel NewsAsia)
The elderly experience a unique set of stresses making them especially prone to depression and suicide risk. SUSS’ Dr Helen Ko reveals unexpected networks that can help prevent this.
What if young people find it hard to talk to parents or counsellors? (Channel NewsAsia)
There are moves to strengthen the support system for students facing mental-health challenges but a keen understanding of how their search for help can go a long way, says an adolescent psychologist.
Helping seniors stay socially engaged amid the pandemic (TODAY online)
For a period of six months last year, I enjoyed the companionship of a small group of seniors in their 60s and 70s at a hawker centre.
Beijing hasn’t sunk the Hong Kong financial ship yet (East Asia Forum)
To mark the one-year anniversary of the Hong Kong national security law, the CCP Global Times ran a series of articles to hit back at ‘Western anti-China forces’ and their criticism of the law.
I was quite lost in my studies and in life. Taking a gap year changed that (TODAY online)
I will always remember the day I received an email in 2019 informing me that I had been awarded a scholarship by SUSS.
关怀有温度心理更健康 (Lianhe Zaobao)
苏伟铭曾亲眼目睹妹妹企图跳 楼。他与11名同学一年多前在大 学成立关怀小组，提升学生对身 心健康的意识。
Why annual leave seems less restful without travel and what to do about it (Channel NewsAsia)
How can we cultivate better forms of leisure? SUSS’ Dr Brandon Koh explains how to use your next leave to more fully recharge.
Unkind comments targeted at the elderly are counter-productive (Channel NewsAsia)
When an older person doesn’t wear a mask properly or resists vaccination, understanding and education go a much longer way than ageist remarks, says SUSS’ Sng Hock Lin.
Helping children voice and deal with disappointment during Covid-19 (TODAY online)
As we got through the first stage of a heightened alert phase, many parents and children should be breathing a sigh of relief.