But what started as a joke soon gained traction, with nearly 16,000 users expressing interest in attending Li’s New Year’s Eve event. I never thought it would go viral,” Li told CNN Travel. “At that time and venue, if you cry, people would really come and comfort you and not point fingers at you,” Chen told CNN Travel. You don’t necessarily have to be happy on that day.”In recent years, mental health issues have received increased attention globally. For professor Chang Shu-sen, a suicide prevention and mental health researcher at the National Taiwan University, the event reflects Taiwan’s increased focus on mental health, which is a welcome development.

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Persons: Harry Li, Li, ”, Tsai Ming, liang, “, ” Li, ” Aster Chang, Chen Chu, ” Chen, Chen, Kang Ting, Lai Ching, Chang Shu, ” Chang Organizations: Taipei CNN, Venice, CNN Travel, Taiwan, Audiovisual Institute, ”, CNN, Facebook, “, National Chengchi University, National Taiwan University Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei’s, New, Malaysian, Da’an Forest, Li’s, Da’an