Forum Schedule

Date: 21 Feb, 2025
Time: 09:15 - 16:45
Venue: The Park Lane Hong Kong, Autograph Collection, 310 Gloucester Rd, Causeway Bay

Time	Morning Session:
09:15-09:30	Welcome and Introductive Session
09:30-09:35	Setting the Scene Mental Health in Children and Youth: The Role of the Sport for Development Sector in Prevention, Support, and Intervention
09:35-10:00	Session 1 - Athlete Sharing Ambassador Panel: How sport can help overcome key challenges in life
10:00-10:30	Session 2 - Sport as a tool to build resilience through sport and physical activity
10:30-10:45	Networking break
10:45-11:25	Breakout 1: Creating safe spaces in sport for children and young people to develop physically and mentally healthy
	Breakout 2: The Evidence behind running and group activity to reduce depression and increase happiness - The Running Charity
	Breakout 3: How to measure sports for development impact (Laureus and programme partners)
11:25–11:30	Movement break
11:30-12:10	Breakout 4: Using wellness and yoga as a mindfulness tool for young people - YEAH YOGA and local Yoga programme in HK
	Breakout 5: Introduction of Local Programme - Active School & Active Community Programme
	Breakout 6: Surf Therapy and how its delivered - Waves for Change
12:10–12:20	Movement break
12:20-12:40	Session 3 - Athlete Sharing Support System: The Role of Coaches, Mentors, Teams, and Families in Mental Health

Time	Afternoon Session:
13:40-13:45	Setting the Scene Mental Health in Children and Youth: The Role of the Sport for Development Sector in Prevention, Support, and Intervention
13:45-14:20	Session 4 - Body confidence challenges faced by young people, women and girls and the impact on mental health?
14:20–14:25	Movement break
14:25-15:05	Breakout 7: Surf Therapy and how its delivered - Waves for Change
	Breakout 8: Body confidence positive - tackled through sport in theory with Netball for Change
	Breakout 9: Introduction of Local Programme - Active School & Active Community Programme
15:05-15:25	Networking break
15:25-16:05	Breakout 10: - The Evidence behind running and group activity to reduce depression and increase happiness - The Running Charity
	Breakout 11: How to identify wellness challenges in young people and interventions to help develop mental wellbeing (Local MCHK)
	Breakout 12: Using wellness and yoga as a mindfulness tool for young people - YEAH YOGA and local Yoga programme in HK
16:05-16:10	Movement break
16:10-16:40	Session 5 - Athlete panel How sport can tackle mental health and support athletes through their journey
16:40-16:45	Closing Remarks

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