The 9th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities
Main theme: Smarter Healthy Cities beyond COVID-19
Recording of the conference is now available in the official website!
https://www.afhc2021.org/blog/recordings-and-presentation-files
Information on emotional and psychological support
In Hong Kong, there are many organizations offering psychological support to the general public. If you are facing any difficulties managing your mental health and/or emotions, you are welcomed to look up available resources in the link below and also seek referral for further professional support.
Cognitive Processing Therapy Manuals
Cognive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a cognitive-behavioral treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Manuals of Cognitive Processing Therapy of different languages (including Chinese language) are now available at the CPT official website. They can downloaded from http://cptforptsd.com/cpt-resources/.
Forum for the Third United Nations Global Road Safety Week
“MAKING ROAD TRANSPORT SAFER FOR CHILDREN”
Every day more than 500 children lose their lives in traffic crashes in the world. Thousands are injured.
The United Nations dedicates the Third UN Global Road Safety Week, 4th to 10th May 2015, to the theme “Children and Road Safety”. During this week, governments, international agencies, civil society organisations, private companies - all of us who travel the world's roads - are encouraged to plan and hostevents to raise our concerns and show our care. More information about this campaign can be found on the UN website: http://www.who.int/roadsafety/week/2015/en/
In Hong Kong, you are cordially invited to participate in the following event :
Forum for the Third United Nations Global Road Safety Week
“MAKING ROAD TRANSPORT SAFER FOR CHILDREN”
Date : 9 May 2015 (Saturday)
Time : 13:00 – 18:00
Venue : Lecture Theatre, G/F, Centre for Health Protection, 147C Argyle Street, Kowloon
Media : English
Details and registration: please click here
Relief work on foreign soil - How to make psychosocial support in a different culture effective
The seminar on "Relief work on foreign soil - How to make psychosocial support in a different culture effective" has been successfully organized on 4 October 2014. We would like to thank the co-organizer, Division of Clinical Psychology, Hong Kong Psychological Society, for the kind support and the speakers for sharing their experience and observation of the needs and cautions related to provision of disaster psychosocial support work abroad.
Announcement: Change of AsianSTSS correspondence address
Dear Friends,
Please be informed that our correspondence address is now changed to Room 915, 9/F, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road C., Sheung Wan, H.K.
ISTSS extended the offer to AsianSTSS members to subscribe to the Journal of Traumatic Stress (JTS) to the 2013 journal year
Dear AsianSTSS members,
ISTSS has kindly extended the offer to AsianSTSS members to subscribe tothe Journal of Traumatic Stress (JTS) to the 2013 journal year with the same rate and terms as last year, i.e. the access will be online only and the rate is $30 USD. Online access will allow subscribed members to see all back issues of JTS.
Healing Trauma : A Professional Guide
NEW BOOK publication supported and sponsored by the AsianSTSS Edited by Kitty K. Wu, Catherine S. Tang and Eugenie Y. Leung
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT IN MACAU RELATED TO TYPHOON HATO
Internet-information on Childhood Abuse and Neglect (iCAN)
The ISTSS Global Collaboration Project for Adult Survivors of Childhood Trauma: internet-information on Childhood Abuse and Neglect (iCAN) was created to provide adults who have survived childhood abuse and neglect with brief, relevant information. These information will help you understand what is childhood trauma, what are some of the effects of childhood trauma, what you can do to help yourself, and what you can do to get help from others.
Resources on Psychological Support related to the event of Occupy Central in Hong Kong
香港佔中示威事件的有關心理支援資訊
- 社區創傷或發生重大事故後為年青人提供心理支援 - 給教育界同工參考建議(亞洲創傷心理研究學會翻譯及改編)
- Helping youth after community trauma - Tips for educators (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- 政改示威事件：心理支援服務實務經驗分享會內容撮要 (香港心理學會臨床心理學組危急事故小組編寫)
- 有關面對抗爭的心理援助-下載版 (香港心理學會臨床心理學組危急事故小組編寫)
- 大時代懶人包 (一群香港心理學會註冊臨床心理學家編寫)
- 大時代懶人包_Eng (written by a group of Hong Kong Psychological Society Registered Clinical Psychologists)
- 當「雨傘」遇上情緒...怎麼辦? (突破輔導中心)
Life membership of AsianSTSS is now available!
Join us and click here to download application form.
Resources related to Philippines Typhoon Haiyan
- 如何關顧受海燕風災影響的在港菲傭 (亞洲創傷心理研究學會編寫)(繁體)
- 災後的心理健康 (香港紅十字會出版)(繁體)
- Psychological Well-being after Disasters (by Hong Kong Red Cross)(English)
- Psychological Well-being after Disasters (by Hong Kong Red Cross)(Tagalog)
Free download of Chinese version of the manuals on Psychological First Aid for Families Experiencing Homelessness (露宿家庭的心理急救) and Psychological First Aid for Youth Experiencing Homelessness (露宿青少年的心理急救)
Dear Friends,
As a society for traumatic stress studies, AsianSTSS strives to promote and share good practices of traumatic work. One of our latest projects is the translation project of Psychological First Aid manuals, conjointly conducted with the Hong Kong Red Cross, for enhancing knowledge on offering psychological support to homeless families and youth.
Survey on the Psychological Impact of Road Traffic Accident
The Position Paper of the Asian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies on Psychological Impact of Road Traffic Accident