Enhancement of Hotline Service
Enhancement of Hotline Service
Funding Category
BaseLine Allocations
Service Types
Community Development and Other Services - Counselling & Befriending Services
Funding Period
2024 - 2025
Project Code
CDPB-20-7988
Agency Name
Suicide Prevention Services Limited
Project Name
Enhancement of Hotline Service
District
Territory-wide
Approved Allocation
HK$788,000
Project Detail
The Agency provides 24-hour telephone counselling service for people who are suicidal, despairing or in emotional distress. In order to maintain the professional volunteer service standard, the Agency provides in-service professional support for volunteers along their intensive counselling service.
The service aims at arousing public awareness towards suicide prevention and encouraging people in need to seek help through delivering different community education programmes.