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Subject Talk Series on Life and Death Education 2022 : Challenges in Life - Which Way Forward?
Upcoming Activities
The Heartache – Children Suffering from Emotional Distress – Can Anything Be Done?
| Date & Time: | 2022/11/13(Sunday) 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | When children experience the death of a loved one, learning difficulty in their studies or strained family relationship, they may well resort to self harm ideation or action. What timely action can be taken by parents, teachers and friends to help them to confront and escape from being trapped? |
Restoring Vitality to Our Youth
| Date & Time: | 2022/10/30 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | The events of the last few years impacted all Hong Kong people, but, more particularly, our younger generation. Many saw no hope and no driving force for them in the future. What they truly need is not blame, not criticism, but our support to help them come out from this predicament. |
Past Activities
Atypical Midlife Crises
| Date & Time: | 2022/9/18 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Under the COVID-19 pandemic, middle aged people feel they not only have to face the challenges in peronal achievements, career prospects and health problems, but also new issues in unemployment, under-employment,deterioration of relationship with children resulting from home virtual classes, ensuring adequate supplies of daily necessities etc. How can we assist this group to maintain physical and mental health? |
Insidious Loss but Love Remains
| Date & Time: | 2022/8/14 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Description: | Alzheimer's Disease, or Dementia, is not only about memory loss – the sufferer becomes a different person, a stranger. However, the love bonding will never disappear. It provides and sustains the family to love, care and accompany their loved ones in their final journey. Our speakers will share their experiences in this situation. |
