Mental Well-being Human Library - "Art" To Know More 『畫』語人生
Hercules Leung (hercules.leung@ust.hk)
[This is an Experience under Community GO]
*This opportunity requires participants to be proficient in Cantonese.
How did you feel after coming back to school? Hope you are having a good start!
A chill chatting and art experience session is intiatied by our student group - Soul, you will get to meet and know more about the people in recovery from mental illness from Alliance of Ex-mentally Ill of Hong Kong (AEMIHK), a non-profit charitable organization in Hong Kong that is committed to serving mentally ill patients and their families, aiming to bring the spirit of self-help, mutual assistance and harmony. You can also enjoy a moment in interest collage art creation with them.
喂喂喂！Soul又有新活動啦！今次我哋同香港精神康復者聯盟合作，透過真人圖書館，你可以親身接觸精神康復者，了解佢哋嘅復原故事。除咗聽佢哋既故事，仲會一齊製作拼貼畫。
Don't hesitate to sign up! Together with us, let's take relax and understand more about mental health!
Moderator:
Soul
Soul is a mental health concern group initiated by a team of HKUST students in Connect for Change 2021 that aims to reduce mental health stigma and strengthen the mental health of young adults in Hong Kong.
Soul promotes mental health and supports HKUSTer by providing different activities with 4As of "Acknowledge, Auditory, self-Aware and Actualise".
Join their activities to spread care!
Remarks:
1. Priority will be given to HKUST Connect registrants and participants of Community GO (Kick start your changemaking journey with HKUST Connect: https://connect.hkust.edu.hk/get-involved/register-with-hkust-connect/register)
2. [Penalty for withdrawal after 9 Oct and/or absence]
The event is fully subsidized by HKUST Connect. If you are unable to participate in the event as schedule, you should send us a written notification to connect@ust.hk as soon as possible, but no later than 9 Oct 2022 (Sun). Students who withdrawn after the deadline or absent from the event will be charged a HKD100 program fee.
3. [CORE1905] This is a recognized event in the "Self-directed Experience" component of CORE1905: Behavioral Foundations of University Education: Habits, Mindsets, and Wellness. You need to attend the event in full to get 2.5 hours.
4. [Changemaker 30] 3 Points will be awarded upon complete attendance of the session for Changemaker 30 registrants.