JC JoyAge: Jockey Club Holistic Support Project for Elderly Mental Wellness

JC JoyAge: Jockey Club Holistic Support Project for Elderly Mental Wellness (JC JoyAge) was initiated and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Our two Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness (Vitality Place in Kowloon City District and Placidity Place in Yuen Long District) are launching the Project from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2026. The Project adopted a stepped care model of integration, facilitating the integration of community elderly service and mental wellness service within the district. According to the severity of depressive symptoms and risk level of the elders, it provides standardised prevention and intervention so that their resilience and mental wellness could be enhanced.

Objectives

Service Target

Service Contents

Fee

Service Hours

Service Application

Service Termination

Contact

Objectives

To achieve effective outreaching, engagement, and prevention of depression for at-risk older adults with the collaborative stepped care model.
To build the social capital on promoting mental wellness among older adults by providing trainings for professionals and community stakeholders.
To raise public awareness and mental health literacy among family members, neighbours and the larger community by encouraging early assistance for at-risk older adults.

Service Target

Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above with moderate to moderately severe depressive symptoms

Hong Kong residents aged 50 or above who are interested in joining as Ambassadors or Peer Supporters
Any local stakeholders interested in co-organising public educational talks and activities

Service Contents

Stepped Care Model

To develop a new service model by integrating the community service of mental wellness with elderly service

Capital Building

To recruit and provide training for elders to become Ambassadors and Peer Supporters, to widen the social support network in the community

Public Education

To organise public educational talks and community events

Fee

Free of charge

Service Hours

Vitality Place (Kowloon City District)

Open Hours

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

9:00 am- 5:30 pm

Open

12:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Open

(1:00 pm-2:00 pm closes)

Sunday and public holiday close

朗澄坊 (元朗區)

Open Hours

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

9:00 am- 5:30 pm

Open

12:00pm-

9:00pm

Open

Sunday and public holiday close

Service Application

Service applicants may contact our project staff for enquiry by phone or in person
Referrals from hospitals and other organisations

Service Termination

Service users may discuss with our social worker for service termination

Contact

Vitality Place - Kowloon City District

Unit 11B, 9/F, Tower B, Hunghom Commercial Centre, 37 Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom

23325332

24023588

pic_jcjoyage.vp@sidebyside.org.hk

Placidity Place - Yuen Long District

5/F, Community Health Centre Building, 3 Tin Yip Road, Tin Shui Wai, N.T.

31632873

39070180

pic_jcjoyage.pp@sidebyside.org.hk