Our mission

Affordable, effective mental health for everyone

ICAN is a mental health platform and model developed by leading experts in psychiatry and clinical psychology, giving institutions and individuals practical psychological tools and education.

400K+
People reachedAdults and students across the Greater Bay Area
20+
Years in practiceApplied continuously since the model’s founding
2013
RCPsych awardPublic Educator of the Year, Royal College of Psychiatrists
4,000+
Lectures givenTo professionals and the general public
Why we exist

Only one person in four is genuinely well

If you gathered a hundred people from any street, this is roughly how they would divide. A quarter live with a diagnosable disorder. Another half sit in between — not ill, but not well either. That middle group is the one clinical services were never built to reach, and the one ICAN Mental Education is designed for.

25Good mental health
Happy, resilient, coping well
50Mental subhealth
Unhappy or struggling, undiagnosed and unsupported
25Mental disorders
A diagnosable condition needing clinical care
A snapshot of the need

Mental health challenges today

18.1%
Anxiety disorders
Panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, generalised anxiety and phobias.
9.5%
Mood disorders
Major depressive disorder, dysthymia and bipolar disorder.
7–10%
Hyperactivity
Of children — high activity levels, short attention span, easily distracted.
2–5%
Eating disorders
Anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related conditions.
1.1%
Schizophrenia
A severe, long-term condition requiring specialist care.
35–45%
of workplace absence is due to mental health issues.
How it shows up at work
Sick leave from diagnosed illness Sick leave from unrecognised illness Poor performance and low motivation Conflict with colleagues Conflict with customers Crises and emergencies

Sources: World Health Organization; National Alliance on Mental Illness; National Institute of Mental Health.

Our answer

ICAN Practical Psychology + Mental Education

Understand yourself and others from three perspectives — brain, mind and life — and learn the methods for exercising each.

Brain power

The physiology of feeling well — attention, sleep, stress response — and how to train it.

Mind power

Resolving anxiety, resentment, shame and guilt; building self-value and resilience.

Life power

Family, relationships and career — where mental capital turns into a life you want.

Who we serve

Made for real life, at every stage

Individuals
Parents & families
Schools & educators
Children & students
Prof. CK Wong, JP
Founder
The founder

A leading expert in psychiatry and clinical psychology

“Spend just five minutes a day on ICAN Mental Education to become happy — and happier. You can live a wonderful life, and gain the strength to overcome all of life’s challenges.”

Former Professor and Chairman of Psychiatry at CUHK; Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. Over 30 years training medical students and psychiatric specialists, 600+ television programs, and 12 years hosting Parenting on RTHK.

MD, CUHK FRCPsych (Hon) FHKAM (Psychiatry) JP Distinguished Expert, SJTU
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists

“A highly efficient, low-cost, education-based methodology that can strengthen the mental health of whole populations.”

Founded in 1926, the Royal College of Psychiatrists is one of the oldest and most influential psychiatric institutions in the world. In 2013 it named Prof. CK Wong its Public Educator of the Year — the first Chinese psychiatrist to receive the award — in recognition of the ICAN model’s contribution to population mental health.

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The group

Two institutions, one model

CK Wong Mental Education Academy

Publishes and delivers the mental-education books and courses designed on the ICAN model — for families, schools, workplaces and society at large, so more people can reach happy families, strong school and workplace outcomes, and social harmony.

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Whole Person Development Institute

A comprehensive psychological practice serving enterprises, schools and families since 2003 — mental education, professional training, psychotherapy and assessment across the Greater Bay Area, with 10+ years of assessment data and national recognition.

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Proven results

Applied by organisations for 20+ years

Mental wellbeing is within your reach

Free to start · Just 10 minutes a day