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JC LevelMind YAC

Do you care about youth mental health and want to take action to make a difference for your peers?

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JC LevelMind@School is now inviting all high school students in Hong Kong to join our 3rd cohort of Youth Advisory Committee (YAC)! Whether it is planning city-wide mental health campaigns, creating impactful educational content, or driving meaningful community change, we need your passion, creativity, and energy to make it happen! Join our JC LevelMind@School Youth Advisory Committee—where your voice matters, and your creativity can shine!

Role and Responsibilities of the JC LevelMind@School Youth Advisory Committee

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Targeted number of committee members: 10

- Work with project staff to create engaging themes and events for our JC LevelMind Fest and citywide mental wellness campaigns

- Attend a minimum of 4 quarterly meetings* and collaborate with members to achieve project goals (mandatory attendance)

- Participate in various youth mental wellness training workshops covering mental health literacy, peer support, and more

- Co-create mental health content for social media and the website platform 

- Opportunities to present at relevant public events, or join overseas exchange programmes that expand global perspectives and experience cultural diversity

**The sessions are scheduled to take place in October 2026, January, April, and July 2027

Benefits of Becoming a Member of JC LevelMind@School Youth Advisory Committee

Youth Advisory Committee

Drive community transformation— Be the one who connects and encourages the youth, provides peer support, engages mental wellness in the local or international context, to positively influence the community

Youth Advisory Committee

Expand social networking— Meet like-minded individuals at various events to exchange ideas, build relationships with people from diverse cultural backgrounds, and expand your social circle

Youth Advisory Committee

Diverse learning opportunities— Engage in large-scale events to develop leadership and interpersonal skills, gain knowledge in event planning and execution, and more

Eligibility

- Students currently studying in Form 4-6/ Grade 10-12/ Year 11-13 who are residents of Hong Kong;

- Passionate about promoting mental wellness;

- Preferably with good communication and written skills in Cantonese and English;

- Students with lived experiences are welcome;

- Able to commit to the full 26/27 academic year tenure period (From September 2026 to August 2027).

Application Process

1. Fill out the application form and upload the required documents.

2. Nomination form can be signed by any non-family adult who knows you through school or extracurricular activities—such as a teacher, social worker or advisor.

- Ensure your completed forms are submitted on or before 15 July 2026 (Wednesday). Late submissions will not be accepted.

- Selected applicants will be invited for an in-person interview between 1-2 August 2026. Following that, a second interview will be conducted between 12-19 August 2026. Please stay tuned for an email with all the details.

Applicants who have been selected to join JC LevelMind@School Youth Advisory Committee will be notified via email on 4 September 2026 (Friday).

Visions of the JC LevelMind@School Youth Advisory Committee

Youth Advisory Committee
Self-agency
To connect and enable youth, encouraging creative thinking, autonomous decisions and youthful ideas
Youth Advisory Committee
Student-led
Youth for youth with the concept of “companionship” for youth in mind, able to take ownership and implement your own activities and initiatives
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Youth co-creation
Bringing together members from different backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences — to amplify youth voices and actively engage in mental wellness initiatives that positively impact the community
Youth Advisory Committee
Enabling community
Work with the partners to implement public events related to mental wellness and facilitate dialogue for the local community
Youth Advisory Committee
Collective transformation
Share a common vision and work collaboratively by leveraging each member’s strengths, skills, and diverse experiences to achieve meaningful goals that benefit the community

Apply NOW and be part of the change for mental health!

Fill out the application form

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at levelmindschools@mind.org.hk or contact our Youth Engagement Officer, Ms. Janita Chan, at 9631 9487

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