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Spike in elderly suicides / Visit by China's first homemade icebreaker ship

2024-03-19

Spike in elderly suicides / Visit by China's first homemade icebreaker ship

2024-03-19
 On Tuesday's Backchat, we're talking about elderly mental health, after an expert warned that the rate of suicide among senior citizens has been rising in recent years.

The head of the Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong, said many elderly people had been isolated socially during the pandemic and many young people were moving away for different reasons.


Professor Paul Yip called on people to show more care to the elderly. He also said his centre will work with care teams to reach out to senior citizens in need.


So what kind of care do elderly people need? What role can members of the community play?


After 9:45am, we find out more about the Science Museum's Polar Research and Climate Change Exhibition, ahead of the arrival of Chinese icebreaker Xue Long 2.
9:05am-9:45am: Spike in elderly suicides

9:05am-9:30am: Amos Cheung, Registered Clinical Psychologist and Vice-President of the Hong Kong Psychological Society


9:05am-9:30am: Samuel To, Honorary Treasurer of Junior Chamber International Queensway and supervising officer of “Care for Left-Behind” Elderly Project

9:30am-9:45am: Timothy Ma, Chief Consultant at NGO consultancy Ma Kam Wah & Co




9:45am-10:00am: Visit by China's first homemade icebreaker ship


9:45am-10:00am: Prof. Ho Kin-chung, Founding Chairman and Director of Green Future Foundation Association






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