Projects Funded by External Funding

Date	Funding Scheme	Research Focus	Title	PI/PC
Dec 2022	Labour and Welfare Bureau, HKSAR	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Provision of Consultancy Services for Review of Comprehensive Child	Prof. Hector TSANG (RS)
Sep 2022	Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Funding Scheme (MHKJFS), Innovation and Technology Commission, HKSAR	Basic and translational neuroscience of mental health	Advancing application of the active compounds of Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas on counteracting depression: Investigation of the synergistic activation on PACAP-mediated rapid and lasting antidepressant effects	Prof. Sonata YAU (RS)
Jun 2022	Hong Kong Jockey Club Charity Trust - COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund 2.0	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Development of a digital platform (Electronic Mental Evaluation, Resources and Information Toolkit; e-MERIT) for pandemic support on the mental health of the vulnerable groups	Prof. Hector TSANG (RS)
Apr 2022	Chinese Medicine Development Fund	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Effects of Caregiver-Administrated Acupressure Intervention for Community-Dwelling Spinal Cord Injury Survivors With Constipation: A Randomized Controlled Trial; 穴位按壓對居於社區的脊髓損傷患者便秘的成效研究：一項隨機對照試驗	Prof. Yan LI (SN)
Nov 2021	Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF)	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	[AI-driven Vaccine Communicator智能疫苗助理]: The Impact of a Web-Based Psychoeducation Programme with a Motivational AI-Based Digital Assistant on COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Hong Kong's Population	Prof. Yan LI (SN)
Oct 2021	The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Jockey Club C Care Programme	Prof. Hector TSANG (RS)
Oct 2021	Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Food & Health Bureau, HKSAR	Basic and translational neuroscience of mental health	The 3P (Prevention, Protection and Promotion) approach as a novel and effective strategy to prevent infection and enhance recovery in individual with COVID-19	Prof. David SHUM (HSS)
Oct 2021	Commissioned Research on the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Food & Health Bureau, HKSAR	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Developing an integrated mindfulness-based health qigong intervention (iMBHQ) for COVID-19 survivors and caregivers to improve their physical and psychosocial wellness	Prof. Hector TSANG (RS)
Sep 2021	Lee Hysan Foundation	Behavioral and psychiatric rehabilitation	Teachers Wellness MED Program (MED = Mental health + Exercise + Diet)	Prof Hector TSANG (RS)
Apr 2021	Lee Hysan Foundation	Psychosocial and cultural aspects of mental health	Collaborative Efforts to Intervene and Prevent Elder Abuse	Prof. Elsie YAN (APSS)