The Changing Life Stories Conference on Feb 23-25, 2022 is believed to be the first-ever teenage crisis pregnancy conference in Hong Kong, gathering academic experts, healthcare and legal professionals, social workers and NGO leaders who work in the prevention and intervention of youth crisis pregnancy.
This Conference is for healthcare professional, social workers, child welfare workers, school personnel, juvenile justice workers, policymakers and program administrators and organizational leaders from private agencies and civil society that work with at-risk children and families.
This virtual event included keynote speakers, workshops, spotlight sessions and networking opportunities to share specialized knowledge and to explore possibilities for innovative service models. The agenda is themed & centered on three key protective factors that are central to breaking the vicious cycle of teenage pregnancy: Embrace, Equip and Empower.
Thank you to all our amazing guest speakers, partners and more than 300 participants for all the incredible support and encouragement that made this Conference possible. Your contributions were invaluable, and we couldn’t have achieved this without you.
Below are highlights of the 3-day Conference…
Here are the Pre-Conference messages from:
- Polytechnic University: Dr Grace Ho, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing (link)
- Mother’s Choice: Alia Eyres, CEO (link)
- Mind HK: Dr Hannah Sugarman, Clinical Advisor (link)
- Mother’s Choice: Teresa Lau, Assistant Manager, Case Management, Pregnant Girls Services (link)
- The University of Hong Kong: Dr Celia Chan, Dept of Social Work & Social Admin (link)
- HK Baptist University: Prof S L Hung, Dept Head & Professor, Dept of Social Work (link)
- Prenetics: C Y Chan, CPO (link)
- Sticky Rice Love: Kitty Choi, Director (link)