Local Contacts of emergency and financially helpful services
Emergency service Hong Kong- 999
Police Hotline- 2527 7177
Suicide prevention Support hotline- 28960000
Mental Health Support Hotline- 18111 Child Abuse support hotline- 2755 1122
The Samaritans – Multi-lingual Child Assessment services
T: 2896 0000 T: 2468 5261
W: http://samaritans.org.hk W: https//www.dhcas..gov.hk
Suicide Prevention Services Mind HK, T: 23820000 T: 36430869
W: http://sps.org.hk W: https://www.mind.org.hk
Social Welfare department Caritas Family Service
T: 23432255 Hotline: 18288
W: https://www.swd.gov.hk W: https://family.caritas.org.hk
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Mental Health information and support-
MindHK, Mental Health A-Z
MindHK, Health Professionals Explained
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Public hospital Accident & Emergency Departments in Hongkong
Hong Kong
Queen Mary Hospital
A: 102 Pokfulam Road, HK
T: 2255 3838
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A: 30 Gascoigne Road, KLN
T: 3506 8888
New Territories & outlying islands
North Lantau Hospital
A: 1/F, 8 Chung Yan Road, Tung Chung, Lantau, NT
T: 3467 7000
Prince of Wales Hospital
A: 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, NT
St. John Hospital
A: Cheung Chau Hospital Road, Tung Wan, Cheung Chau, NT
T: 2986 2100
Helpful Resources Books, Scientific journal articles, Videos on Mental Helath Topics
Books
Parenting/Children and teens mental health:
1. Damour, L. (2016). Untangled: Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood. Ballantine Books.
2. Damour, L. (2019). Under Pressure: Confronting the epidemic of stress and anxiety in girls. Ballantine Books.
3. Damour, L. (2023). The emotional lives of teenagers: Raising connected, capable, and compassionate adolescents. Ballantine Books
4. Amen, D. & Fay, C. (2024). Raising mentally strong kids. Hardback
5. Siegel, D.J., & Bryson, T.P. (2020). The power of showing up: How parental presence shapes who our kids become and how their brains get wired. Ballantine
6. Khang, C., (2022). Angry Parent Angry Child: Anger management strategies to stop yelling, keep your cool and become a peaceful family. UrbanB Publishing
7. Doucleff, M. (2021). Hunt, gather, parent: What ancient cultures teach us about the lost art of raising happy, helpful, little humans. Avid Reader Press.
8. Pressman, E.,(2024). The five principles of parenting. Simon and Schuster
​9. Jensen, F. E. (2015). The teenage brain: A neuroscientist’s survival guide to raising adolescents and young adults. HarperCollins
10. Turgeon, H., & Wright, J. (2022). Generation sleepless: Why tweens and teens aren't sleeping enough and how we can help them. Scribe Publications.
11. Anderson, J., & Winthrop, R. (2025). The disengaged teen: Helping kids learn better, feel better, and live better. Crown.
12. MacNamara, D. (2016). Rest, play, grow: Making sense of preschoolers (or anyone who acts like one). Aona Books.
13. ​Naumburg, C. (2019). How to stop losing your sh*t with your kids: A practical guide to becoming a calmer, happier parent. Workman Publishing.
14. Duffy, J. (2014). The available parent: Expert advice for raising successful, resilient, and connected teens and tweens. Viva Editions.
15. Bertin, M. (2015). Mindful parenting for ADHD: A guide to cultivating calm, reducing stress, and helping children thrive. New Harbinger Publications.
16. Galanti, R. (2020). Anxiety relief for teens: Essential CBT skills and mindfulness practices to overcome anxiety and stress. Zeitgeist.
17. Galanti, R. (2024). Parenting anxious kids: Understanding anxiety in children by age and stage. Sourcebooks.
Good Brain Health:
Kross, E., (2021). Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. Crown
Kross, E., (2025). Shift: Managing Your Emotions—So They Don't Manage You. Crown
Frankl, V.E. (2024). Embracing hope: On freedom, responsibility & the meaning of life. Beacon Press.
​Frankl, V. E. (2006). Man's search for meaning. Beacon Press.
Amen, D. G. (2023). Change your brain every day: Simple daily practices to strengthen your mind, memory, moods, focus, energy, habits, and relationships. Tyndale Momentum.
​Kawaguchi, T. (2019). Before the coffee gets cold (G. Trousselot, Trans.). Picador.
Milner, M. (2024). A life of one's own. Routledge.
