Introduction to the Jockey Club Community Integration Project for Mental Recovery Mobile App

Sponsored by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust (the Trust), a three-year transitional support service namely Jockey Club Community Integration Project for Mental Recovery (JC Com-In) has been launched since September 2023 by New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association and The Mental Health Association of Hong Kong, and will serve for the following purposes:

(1) To promote the self-management skills and community integration of People in Recovery (PIR) with specific psychiatric diagnosis
(2) To facilitate caregiving skills and reduce the burden on carers
(3) To promote community integration and enhance the sector capacity in handling People in Recovery (PIR) with specific psychiatric diagnosis

The mobile app offers the following features:

1. Walking Goals
You can monitor your daily step count, distance, and calories burned to understand the effects of your daily exercise. Achieving your walking goals allows you to earn rewards.

2. Community Information
The app provides a check-in feature for exploring the area, as well as information related to community living and social welfare resources to help you become familiar with and integrate into the community. You can earn rewards by checking in during your explorations.

3. Mental Health Information
The app provides mental health resources, life stories, articles, and latest news. You can also earn rewards by browsing wellness information.

4. Well-being Courses
The app provides online courses that cover physical and mental wellness, family relationships, interpersonal connections, and community living. Members of the project also have access to personalized exercises designed to facilitate deeper learning and growth, and can earn rewards by completing these exercises.

5. My Wellness Partners
By completing daily tasks, you can earn experience points and virtual currency rewards to acquire wellness partner characters, along with their clothing, furniture, and food.

6. Task Centre
This section displays various tasks, including daily tasks, limited-time tasks, wellness partner tasks, check-in tasks, learning tasks, practice tasks, and tasks for friends and family, along with the experience points and virtual currency associated with each, allowing you to earn rewards.

7. Reward System
Rewards are provided based on your level of participation. You are encouraged to share with friends and family to collectively promote wellness. Personalized support and physical rewards are available exclusively to members of the program.