Yanhua Zhang

Yanhua Zhang is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist at Jiading District Mental Health Center in Shanghai. She graduated from Harbin Medical University majoring in psychiatry. Over the years, she has gained significant experience in mental health clinical practice and community-based mental health prevention and treatment. She is also skilled at delivering popular science lectures to different groups of people. She possesses a passion for plants and gardening, which led her to discover horticultural therapy. This therapeutic approach, known as "healing the body and mind" and "influencing life with life," resonated with her. Subsequently, she established a team at the hospital to research and practice of horticultural therapy in groups with mental disorders and the elderly. Her goal is to develop horticultural therapy courses that are adaptable to local needs. She has also been trained as an instructor for a mental health first Aid course. She teaches mental health first responders and advocates for mental health awareness among residents. Being selected as a “Tang Scholar” offers an opportunity for her to learn and explore more non-drug ways of providing mental health services. In the future, she looks forward to developing mental health services that align with her interests and meet local needs, driven by love and hope.