{"id":456,"date":"2022-05-22T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T03:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shields.hku.hk\/?page_id=456"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:19:07","slug":"program-objectives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shields.hku.hk\/zh\/our-program\/program-objectives\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8a08\u5283\u76ee\u6a19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f5f1e2&#8243; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Program Objectives&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;110%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||10px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Our ultimate goal is to train students as peer leaders in suicide prevention and mental health promotion!<\/h2>\n<p>Our research shows that young people are highly motivated to support their peers who are in distress or crisis. Students are particularly empathetic to peers who are suffering from similar issues that they themselves have gone through and thus want to reach out to those in need. 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Student Gatekeepers<\/strong> will be educated about mental health, suicide, and help-seeking, as well as train in practical skills to become empathetic and caring peer supporters who effectively identify and respond to peers in distress and refer them to relevant resources.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/shields.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/3-1.png&#8221; title_text=&#8221;3&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;150px&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;150px&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;148px&#8221; width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;margin:auto;&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 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