Mental health issues are prevalent among university students in Hong Kong. This has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent social unrest. However, this growing need fails to be addressed by current public and private healthcare services due to its lack of emphasis on young adults and expensive costs. There exists a gap in the current mental health service in Hong Kong - targeted support for adolescents and young adults.

My proposed solution is a reference to Nightline UK, a confidential, anonymous, non-judgmental, non-directive and non-advisory support service run by university students for students. I hope to adopt a similar model in Hong Kong to offer some mental support for teens nowadays through the provision of a listening service. By offering a peer-to-peer service, ​listeners, who share a similar background, can better understand the problems faced by the caller and offer early-stage support​. 

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