The School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong (HKU SPH) commenced the GenWell: Youth Mental Wellness Programme in December 2024, a four-year project which aims to investigate the mental health and wellbeing of youths as well as its determinants. This could be beneficial for promoting policies to enhance the overall youth mental wellbeing in Hong Kong. 

The study includes territory-wide household visits and longitudinal follow-ups. The initial phase will involve a baseline survey through household visits across the territory to 8,000 youths aged 6-24 and parents of youths aged 6-17. HKU SPH has engaged the MOV Data Collection Centre Limited (米奧特資料搜集中心) to conduct these in-person surveys starting from December 2024. Invitations will be sent to all households, which are randomly selected using a scientific method. MOV will also conduct home visits for further engagement between 10am and 10pm.

In addition to the baseline survey, youths aged 9-17 and their parents will be invited to participate in another part of the study, which includes utilising a smartphone app for data collection over a period of one year.

This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Hospital Authority Hong Kong West Cluster/ The University of Hong Kong (Reference number: UW 24-089).

Enquiry
If you have received our invitation letters and/or have inquiries about the programme, please contact us at 3917 0990 or via email: jcymh@hku.hk