Rising rates of anxiety and depression among secondary students have become one of the essential health problems in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which is a mega-region that is progressively integrating and revamping nine major cities in the Pearl River Delta and two other special administrative regions, Hong Kong and Macao. Students have been under immense pressure and stress due to the intensifying academic competition, examination pressure, and rapid social change. This seri

The Greater Bay Area, a highly urbanized and fast-growing region currently faces a rising challenge against heat due to their massive infrastructure. The creation of these urban heat islands (UHI) are due to a lack of vegetation in a region as greater numbers of people and structures accumulate in one area of land. Urban heat in cities such as Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Shenzhen have led to the health concerns of many citizens ranging from young children to the elderly. This

Are we really doing enough to support students in their journey to adulthood? Do mental support NGOs truly know what most students need at a time of crisis? Finally, why do most support tools seem to require a good economic background to be used consistently? As the Greater Bay Area faces climbing rates of student suicide in recent years, these are the questions we can no longer afford to ignore. While government organizers in the GBA have taken strides in addressing this cr