Join our Youth Advisory Committee, where your voice matters, and your creativity can shine!
Role and Responsibilities of the YAC
- Work with project staff to create engaging themes and events for our annual Youth Summit and citywide mental wellness campaigns
- Attend a minimum of 4 quarterly meetings** and collaborate with members to achieve project goals (mandatory attendance)
- Participate in various youth mental wellness training workshops covering mental health literacy, peer support, and more
- Co-create mental health content for social media and the website platform
- Opportunities to present at relevant public events, and join overseas exchange programmes to expand global perspectives and experience cultural diversity
**The sessions are scheduled to take place in October 2025, January, April, and July 2026
Benefits of Becoming a YAC Member
Drive community transformation— be the one who connects and encourages the youth, provides peer support, engages mental wellness in the local or international context to positively influence the community
Expand social networking— meet like-minded individuals at various events to exchange ideas, build relationships with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and expand your social circle
Diverse learning opportunities— engage in large-scale events to develop leadership and interpersonal skills, gain knowledge in event planning and execution, and more
Requirements
- Students currently studying in Form 4-6/ Grade 10-12/ Year 11-13 who are residents of Hong Kong. Students from EMI or International Schools are also welcome;
- Passionate about promoting mental wellness;
- Preferably with good communication and written skills in Cantonese and English;
- Students with lived experiences are welcome; and
- Able to commit to the full 25/26 academic year tenure period (From September 2025 – August 2026).
Application Process
1. Fill out the application form and upload the required documents.
2. Nomination form can be signed by any non-family member who knows you through school or extracurricular activities—such as a teacher, social worker or advisor.
3. Ensure your completed forms are submitted on or before 18 July 2025 (Friday). Late submissions will not be accepted.
4. Selected applicants will be invited for an in-person interview between 1-3 August 2025. Following that, a second interview will be conducted between 11-17 August 2025. Please stay tuned for an email with all the details.
Successful candidates will be notified on 1 September 2025 (Monday).
Visions of the YAC
Self-agency— connect and enable youth, encouraging creative thinking, autonomous decisions and youthful ideas
Student-led— youth empowerment through "companionship", encouraging ownership of activities and initiatives
Youth co-creation— bring individuals from different backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences — to amplify youth voices and actively engage in mental wellness initiatives that positively impact the community
Enabling community— work with the partners to implement public events related to mental wellness and facilitate dialogue for the local community
Collective transformation— collaborate towards a shared vision by leveraging each member’s strengths, skills, and diverse experiences to achieve meaningful goals that benefit the community
Apply NOW and help youth mental wellness issues shine!
Fill out the application form—
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at [email protected] or contact our Youth Engagement Officer, Ms. Janita Chan, at 9631 9487
