The Re:Fresh Online Mental Health Self-help Platform was established by the Hong Kong Baptist Social Services to provide emotionally distressed people with online emotional support services anytime, anywhere. The platform includes the Internet, social media and instant messaging applications, making it convenient for users to get support when they need it. The platform emphasizes that its services cannot replace professional medical or clinical psychological services, and provides a 24-hour emergency support hotline from other institutions.
With funding from Bank of China (Hong Kong), the 'Integrated Mental Health Service' of the Hong Kong Baptist Social Services has launched the new 'Re:Fresh Online Mental Health Self-help Platform', which brings you an online self-help experience of emotional health based on lifestyle, helping you to integrate self-care into your daily habits anytime, anywhere and prevent emotional crises. The Re:Fresh Online Mental Health Self-help Platform provides a convenient and fast way for users to get emotional support when they need it. The platform's service hours are from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. During non-service hours, users can call the free mental health consultation hotline or the 24-hour emergency support hotline of other organizations. The platform is committed to protecting the personal data and privacy of users, and provides a detailed privacy policy and disclaimer. Hong Kong Baptist Social Services (formerly known as Hong Kong Baptist Social Services before 2010) was authorized by the Hong Kong Baptist Convention in 1978 to be organized by Hong Kong Baptist University (formerly Hong Kong Baptist College) and officially established in 1982. In the early days, the organization mainly provided social services in Wan Chai District and Hong Kong Island. After more than 40 years of development, services have spread to different areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories.
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