MHRC Interim Director awarded HK$2.4 million funding from Beat Drugs Fund

Prof. Hector TSANG, Interim Director of the Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC), and Head and Chair Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, was awarded a grant of HK$2.4 million from the Beat Drugs Fund in support of his anti-drug education programme for local youth.

The project aims at integrating creative and entertainment technology such as virtual reality (VR) and interactive robots to deliver mini films and workshops that engage young people, raise their awareness about drug use, and promote positive mental health. The community-based project will engage multiple stakeholders, including parents, teachers, social workers, counsellors and healthcare professionals, to comprehensively explore the most effective approaches to drug prevention.

The Beat Drugs Fund Regular Funding Scheme supports projects that provide drug treatment and rehabilitation services to people with drug problems, organise preventive education and publicity programmes targeting the general public and/or specific groups, and conduct research on the problem of drug abuse.