/ HELP University Partners with Good Mood to Advance Mental Health Education and Professional Counselling Training
HELP University Partners with Good Mood to Advance Mental Health Education and Professional Counselling Training
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (26 March 2026) - HELP University has announced a strategic partnership with Good Mood, a technology-driven digital mental health group based in China, to strengthen mental health education and advance the professional development of practitioners across the region.
The collaboration will focus on cultivating the next generation of mental health professionals through academic programmes, professional counselling training, skills development for psychological service providers, and international academic exchange.
By combining HELP University’s academic expertise in psychology and counselling with Good Mood’s capabilities in digital mental health technologies and service platforms, the partnership aims to support the development of a more accessible, professional, and sustainable mental health ecosystem across Asia.
Good Mood currently operates one of the largest integrated digital mental health platforms in China with a network of approximately 70,000 psychiatrists and neurologists and over 13 million registered users as of 2025.The platform also has facilitated more than 3 million online annual service visits, reflecting both the scale of demand and the growing role of digital solutions in mental healthcare delivery.
Good Mood has seen rapid growth in recent years, alongside improvements in patient access and satisfaction.
The collaboration is further supported by Good Mood’s wider network of industry stakeholders, including organisations such as ByteDance, Bank of China, JD.com, and ZTE, among others.
Professor Datuk Dr Paul Chan, Chancellor of HELP University, said the collaboration is an important step in strengthening the global ecosystem for mental health education and technology-enabled healthcare innovation. He noted that mental health is one of the defining challenges of our time and emphasised that education must serve humanity by strengthening both intellectual capability and human well-being.
He added that the partnership brings together academic excellence and technological innovation to develop new models of education, professional training, and AI-supported mental health services, while expanding training into areas such as digital health management and integrated healthcare systems.
Echoing this, Chen Guanwei, Chief Executive Officer of Good Mood, said the collaboration reflects a shared commitment to advancing mental health education and professional capabilities across the region.
“This partnership represents an important milestone in Good Mood’s international development strategy. Together with HELP University, we look forward to building a long-term collaboration in talent cultivation, academic exchange, and professional training, while progressively extending this initiative into broader global markets.”
The partnership reflects a shared commitment to advancing mental health education and building a future-ready workforce equipped to meet the growing demands of the sector.
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