Project Torchlight
It is estimated that 1% of Hong Kong population are suffering from psychosis. The annual incident rate is about 5 in 10,000. Therefore, psychosis is actually not a rare mental health problem. Although good recovery and outcome can be achieved with timely detection and intervention, stigmatization from the general public causes stresses and sufferings in patients and their families, as well as delays in timely diagnosis and help-seeking. As the average onset of the illness is between 20 to 25 years old, discriminations and misunderstandings in the society also impede young patients’ recovery and reintegration into the society.

The main purpose of “Project Torchlight”, implied by the name, is to lead a way to hope and sunshine for the young patients. The public awareness campaign aims to combat stereotyping and stigmatization through all kinds of educational and mental health promotional activities in order to assist patients’ timely help-seeking and actively coping with the illness. Destigmatization also could help to rebuild young patients’ self-esteem and reintegration into the society.

A large-scale, long-term public awareness campaign with various programmes is still underway, liaising and partnering with relevant organizations or programmes. We hope that our efforts could lead those under the shadow of the illness, especially youths and teenagers, back to a delighted and hopeful life.

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多謝高志森導演及焦媛實驗劇場對香港思覺失調學會的鼎力支持，劇場將於9月24日演出的歌舞劇《情場如戰場》設為香港思覺失調學會專場，並為學會會員預留了多個最佳位置觀賞演出！
各會員只需回電郵及留下姓名、聯絡電話及戲票數量。戲票先到先得，售完即止。