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Name
Dr. Lam Mei Ling, May
Title
Specialist in Psychiatry, President, The Hong Kong Mental Wellness Association
Bio
林美玲醫生是位精神科專科醫生，是香港情緒健康學會的創辦人及會長，現為恩德賢醫務中心及恩德賢中心的董事，獲英國皇家精神科醫學院頒發榮授院士。她也是香港大學醫學院精神醫學系及家庭醫學系的名譽臨床副教授、香港中文大學醫學院精神科學系名譽臨床副教授，以及香港大學社會工作和社會行政學系的客席副教授。林醫生於澳洲新南威爾斯大學畢業後，曾於2003至2004年任哈佛大學醫學院社會醫學系的訪問學者，其後獲得哈佛大學醫學院頒發的國際醫療、運作與健康服務研究及培訓獎，隨後更獲得該大學的研究資助基金撥款。林醫生曾於不同的國際及本地學術期刊中發表文章，她以往也是東亞精神病學檔案期刊編輯委員會的委員。
林醫生多年來一直從事年青人精神健康的工作，尤其關注青少年身心發展。她現為香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系社會工作碩士兒童及青少年精神健康課程統籌，也是香港恆生大學認識和支援神經多樣性學生和青少年專業文憑的課程統籌，並曾擔任香港大學精神醫學系精神醫學碩士及深造文憑課程的課程統籌。她更積極投入精神健康的專業培訓，熱心於走訪不同學校，為老師，家長及公眾進行講座，在本地香港社區及中國內地包括大灣區等地推廣精神健康和教育。她更參與帶領各項社區項目，幫助受情緒困擾的年青人及成年人。
林醫生是大灣區醫療專業發展協會的榮譽顧問，也是香港心理衞生會執行委員會的委員，及其精神健康綜合社區中心小組委員會的聯席主席，亦是香港明愛的社會工作服務部名譽顧問。她也是利民會服務發展小組委員會的委員。林醫生創辦了維樂天香港兒童慈善基金蝴蝶計劃，更是其終身顧問及聯席主席，致力幫助基層青少年好好運用他們的興趣及優點，發揮最大的潛能。
林醫生曾擔任香港精神科醫學院副院長(教育事務) ，香港特別行政區政府監護委員會和監管釋囚委員會成員、精神健康覆核審裁處委員會的醫務成員，現為香港特別行政區政府醫務衞生局，《兒童及青少年精神健康服務新服務議定書》專家委員會檢討專責工作小組的成員、人類生殖科技管理局成員，及其倫理委員會的主席、衞生署的私營醫療機構規管制度咨詢委員會成員，也是警務處警察談判組的精神醫學榮譽顧問，積極參與政府及社會事務。
Dr Lam is a Psychiatry Specialist, Founder and President of The Hong Kong Mental Wellness Association, currently the Director of The Alpha Clinic & The Alpha Wellbeing Centre. She is also Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom. Dr Lam serves as Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the HKU Faculty of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary) at Department of Psychiatry, CUHK; and Adjunct Associate Professor at Department of Social Work and Social Administrations, HKU. Dr Lam graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Dr Lam was the Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School Department of Social Medicine, Harvard University in 2003 – 2004. She has obtained International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Award and the Forgarty Research Grant at the Harvard Medical School. Academically, she has published various papers in international and local peer-reviewed journals.
Dr Lam has been working in the field of mental health for years, in particular child and youth mental wellbeing and development. She is currently the Course Coordinator of Master of Social Work Children and Youth Mental Health Programme at the HKU Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Course Coordinator of Professional Diploma Course on Understanding and Supporting Students and Youths with Neurodiversity at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong; and has served as Course Coordinator of the Master of and Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Medicine at the HKU Psychiatry Department. She is also passionate in providing mental health professional training at schools for teachers, parents and the general public by delivering educational talks and workshops, promoting mental health and mental health education at the local Hong Kong community and at mainland China including the Greater Bay Area. She is also involved in leading various community projects in helping young people and adults with emotional problems.
Dr Lam is the Honorary Consultant of the Greater Bay Area Medical Professional Development Association, executive committee member of the Mental Health Association Executive Committee, co-chair of its Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness Sub-committee, and Honorary Consultant (Social Work Services Division) of Caritas HK. She also serves as a member of the Service Development Sub-Committee of the Richmond Fellowship. Dr Lam founded the Variety Butterfly Programme under Variety-The Children’s Charity HK, and is currently their Life Advisor and Co-chair. She is passionate in helping underprivileged young people to maximize their potential given their strengths and interests.
Dr Lam has served as the Vice-President (Censor/ Education) of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Board Member and Committee Member of various Government Departments, such as Board Member of The Mental Health Review Tribunal. She is currently the Committee Member of the Task Group on Evaluation of the Expert Group on New Service Protocol for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Member of the Council on Human Reproductive Technology of the Health Bureau and its Ethics Committee; she is also the Advisory Committee Member for Regulatory Standards for Private Healthcare Facilities at the Department of Health, Honorary Consultant (Psychiatry) of the HKSAR Government Police Negotiation Cadre, actively participating in government and society service.
林醫生多年來一直從事年青人精神健康的工作，尤其關注青少年身心發展。她現為香港大學社會工作及社會行政學系社會工作碩士兒童及青少年精神健康課程統籌，也是香港恆生大學認識和支援神經多樣性學生和青少年專業文憑的課程統籌，並曾擔任香港大學精神醫學系精神醫學碩士及深造文憑課程的課程統籌。她更積極投入精神健康的專業培訓，熱心於走訪不同學校，為老師，家長及公眾進行講座，在本地香港社區及中國內地包括大灣區等地推廣精神健康和教育。她更參與帶領各項社區項目，幫助受情緒困擾的年青人及成年人。
林醫生是大灣區醫療專業發展協會的榮譽顧問，也是香港心理衞生會執行委員會的委員，及其精神健康綜合社區中心小組委員會的聯席主席，亦是香港明愛的社會工作服務部名譽顧問。她也是利民會服務發展小組委員會的委員。林醫生創辦了維樂天香港兒童慈善基金蝴蝶計劃，更是其終身顧問及聯席主席，致力幫助基層青少年好好運用他們的興趣及優點，發揮最大的潛能。
林醫生曾擔任香港精神科醫學院副院長(教育事務) ，香港特別行政區政府監護委員會和監管釋囚委員會成員、精神健康覆核審裁處委員會的醫務成員，現為香港特別行政區政府醫務衞生局，《兒童及青少年精神健康服務新服務議定書》專家委員會檢討專責工作小組的成員、人類生殖科技管理局成員，及其倫理委員會的主席、衞生署的私營醫療機構規管制度咨詢委員會成員，也是警務處警察談判組的精神醫學榮譽顧問，積極參與政府及社會事務。
Dr Lam is a Psychiatry Specialist, Founder and President of The Hong Kong Mental Wellness Association, currently the Director of The Alpha Clinic & The Alpha Wellbeing Centre. She is also Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, United Kingdom. Dr Lam serves as Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the HKU Faculty of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary) at Department of Psychiatry, CUHK; and Adjunct Associate Professor at Department of Social Work and Social Administrations, HKU. Dr Lam graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia. Dr Lam was the Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical School Department of Social Medicine, Harvard University in 2003 – 2004. She has obtained International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and Training Award and the Forgarty Research Grant at the Harvard Medical School. Academically, she has published various papers in international and local peer-reviewed journals.
Dr Lam has been working in the field of mental health for years, in particular child and youth mental wellbeing and development. She is currently the Course Coordinator of Master of Social Work Children and Youth Mental Health Programme at the HKU Department of Social Work and Social Administration, Course Coordinator of Professional Diploma Course on Understanding and Supporting Students and Youths with Neurodiversity at The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong; and has served as Course Coordinator of the Master of and Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Medicine at the HKU Psychiatry Department. She is also passionate in providing mental health professional training at schools for teachers, parents and the general public by delivering educational talks and workshops, promoting mental health and mental health education at the local Hong Kong community and at mainland China including the Greater Bay Area. She is also involved in leading various community projects in helping young people and adults with emotional problems.
Dr Lam is the Honorary Consultant of the Greater Bay Area Medical Professional Development Association, executive committee member of the Mental Health Association Executive Committee, co-chair of its Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness Sub-committee, and Honorary Consultant (Social Work Services Division) of Caritas HK. She also serves as a member of the Service Development Sub-Committee of the Richmond Fellowship. Dr Lam founded the Variety Butterfly Programme under Variety-The Children’s Charity HK, and is currently their Life Advisor and Co-chair. She is passionate in helping underprivileged young people to maximize their potential given their strengths and interests.
Dr Lam has served as the Vice-President (Censor/ Education) of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Board Member and Committee Member of various Government Departments, such as Board Member of The Mental Health Review Tribunal. She is currently the Committee Member of the Task Group on Evaluation of the Expert Group on New Service Protocol for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Member of the Council on Human Reproductive Technology of the Health Bureau and its Ethics Committee; she is also the Advisory Committee Member for Regulatory Standards for Private Healthcare Facilities at the Department of Health, Honorary Consultant (Psychiatry) of the HKSAR Government Police Negotiation Cadre, actively participating in government and society service.
