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2.3  The Government should pilot an “Extended” Integrated Mental Health
               Programme (IMHP) to encourage multidisciplinary mental health care and
               leverage the private sector doctor workforce.



            Policy direction 3
           Hong Kong should leverage mental health support beyond
           formal care


           3.1  The Government should strengthen digital mental health services along the full
               continuum of care. This includes consideration for conducting an impact study
               of the “Shall We Talk” platform among the general public, and enhancing the
               platform’s signposting function by referring individuals to specific services that
               matches their needs after the initial assessment to lower service entry barriers.
               Consideration should also be given to normalising the usage of digital mental
               health for mental health intervention, monitoring and management including the
               implementation of digital therapies and telepsychiatry services.

           3.2  The Government should continue to promote workplace and employee mental
               health. Firstly, the Government should spearhead efforts through mandating
               bureaux and departments to join and sign the Mental Health Workplace
               Charter (the Charter), and also commission research to develop a workplace
               psychosocial risk assessment as an extension of the Charter. Secondly, the
               Charter should be revised to strengthen requirements for providing training
               to improve workplace mental health literacy. Charter signatories should also
               be incentivised to provide early intervention services and training to support
               employees in need.



            Policy direction 4
           Hong Kong must facilitate system-wide integration through
           exploring the use of a multidisciplinary data communication
           system and adopting a system-wide standardised mental
           health care protocol to enhance care experiences

           4.1  The Government should explore the potential use of a medical-psycho-social
               data communication platform for person-centred care that is streamlined to
               relevant healthcare and social sector professionals, as well as to the patients.

           4.2  The Government should conduct mental health service planning that is
               operationalised through a mental health sector-wide protocol including a
               systematic stepped care approach, common assessment, and digital decision-
               making tool.







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