{"id":42080,"date":"2026-03-26T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/?p=42080"},"modified":"2026-03-26T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T08:03:15","slug":"help-university-partners-with-good-mood-to-advance-mental-health-education-and-professional-counselling-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/?p=42080","title":{"rendered":"HELP University Partners with Good Mood to Advance Mental Health Education and Professional Counselling Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Kuala<br \/>\nLumpur, Malaysia (26 March 2026) &#8211;<\/b>\u00a0HELP University has announced a strategic partnership with Good Mood, a<br \/>\ntechnology-driven digital mental health group based in China, to strengthen<br \/>\nmental health education and advance the professional development of<br \/>\npractitioners across the region.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\ncollaboration will focus on cultivating the next generation of mental health<br \/>\nprofessionals through academic programmes, professional counselling training,<br \/>\nskills development for psychological service providers, and international<br \/>\nacademic exchange.<\/p>\n<p>By<br \/>\ncombining HELP University\u2019s academic expertise in psychology and counselling<br \/>\nwith Good Mood\u2019s capabilities in digital mental health technologies and service<br \/>\nplatforms, the partnership aims to support the development of a more<br \/>\naccessible, professional, and sustainable mental health ecosystem across Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Good<br \/>\nMood currently operates one of the largest integrated digital mental health<br \/>\nplatforms in China with a<br \/>\nnetwork of approximately 70,000 psychiatrists and neurologists and over 13<br \/>\nmillion registered users as of 2025.The<br \/>\nplatform also has facilitated more than 3 million online annual service visits,<br \/>\nreflecting both the scale of demand and the growing role of digital solutions<br \/>\nin mental healthcare delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Good<br \/>\nMood has seen rapid growth in recent years, alongside improvements in patient<br \/>\naccess and satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\ncollaboration is further supported by Good Mood\u2019s wider network of industry<br \/>\nstakeholders, including organisations such as ByteDance, Bank of China, JD.com,<br \/>\nand ZTE, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Professor<br \/>\nDatuk Dr Paul Chan, Chancellor of HELP University, said the collaboration is an<br \/>\nimportant step in strengthening the global ecosystem for mental health<br \/>\neducation and technology-enabled healthcare innovation. He noted that mental<br \/>\nhealth is one of the defining challenges of our time and emphasised that<br \/>\neducation must serve humanity by strengthening both intellectual capability and<br \/>\nhuman well-being.<\/p>\n<p>He<br \/>\nadded that the partnership brings together academic excellence and<br \/>\ntechnological innovation to develop new models of education, professional<br \/>\ntraining, and AI-supported mental health services, while expanding training<br \/>\ninto areas such as digital health management and integrated healthcare systems.<\/p>\n<p>Echoing<br \/>\nthis, Chen Guanwei, Chief Executive Officer of Good Mood, said the<br \/>\ncollaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing mental health education<br \/>\nand professional capabilities across the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis<br \/>\npartnership represents an important milestone in Good Mood\u2019s international<br \/>\ndevelopment strategy. Together with HELP University, we look forward to<br \/>\nbuilding a long-term collaboration in talent cultivation, academic exchange,<br \/>\nand professional training, while progressively extending this initiative into<br \/>\nbroader global markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\npartnership reflects a shared commitment to advancing mental health education<br \/>\nand building a future-ready workforce equipped to meet the growing demands of<br \/>\nthe sector.<\/p>\n<p>-END-<\/p>\n<p>This press release has also been published on <a href=\"https:\/\/vritimes.com\/my\/articles\/1ac914d8-d797-4f87-b2bb-c6d3a25e6b12\/59aec358-f981-4754-ad9b-2364da3d63d1\">VRITIMES<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (26 March 2026) &#8211;\u00a0HELP University has announced a strategic partnership with Good Mood, a technology-driven digital mental health group based in China, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42081,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-malaysia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/seasiaonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}