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Hands-on approach to mental illness

With the aim of combatting the fear and misconceptions surrounding mental illness, Castle Peak Hospital’s Mind Space museum enables visitors to experience hallucinations, similar to the sensory experiences mentally ill patients encounter, by way of rooms that utilise virtual reality (VR) technology.   A group of secondary students recently embarked on a journey through Mind Space after registering and receiving patient wristbands. This unique mental health experience museum provided them with a comprehensive understanding of the development of psychiatric services in Hong Kong.   Displays in the museum showcase intriguing relics, including the evolution of restraints and handwritten patient records. Additionally, the students were given the opportunity to explore a mock protection room designed to provide a calming environment for patients.   Furthermore, students could learn about the scientific aspects behind the causes of mental illness at the Brain Tour zone. One of the

1 virus case detected in Sha Tin

The Government today announced that one positive COVID-19 case and one indeterminate case were found in the compulsory testing exercise for the restricted area at Yu Yan House of Yu Chui Court in Sha Tin.   It made a restriction-testing declaration yesterday to cover the building where about 950 people were tested.   The Centre for Health Protection will follow up on the matter.
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