Wellbeing Services

In light of the substantial increase in new migrants of Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa holders (HKBNO) and Chinese-speaking / East and South East Asian (ESEA) students arriving in the UK within the past few years, there is a demonstrable and growing demand for health and wellbeing services, necessitated by the potential for adjustment issues, social isolation, and financial pressures, which are often compounded by linguistic and cultural disparities.

In 2023, CCWS initiated the Wellbeing Services Project to address the needs of the HKBNO, Chinese-speaking, and ESEA communities. The project’s objectives were as follows:

  1. To conduct a comprehensive study and analysis of the current health and wellbeing status of the target groups, including their specific needs, service expectations, and support requirements, based on a questionnaire survey.
  2. To raise awareness and promote the significance of health and wellbeing within these communities through collaborative events with university, commercial, and government sectors.
  3. To identify individuals experiencing wellbeing challenges and provide culturally and linguistically appropriate support, including signposting and referrals to collaborative partners as necessary.
  4. To employ a proactive strategy aimed at enhancing health and wellbeing and mitigating negative impacts like social isolation and financial stress, by empowering the target groups in their job and career pursuits.

Our wellbeing services, initially established in the Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) areas, have recently been strategically promoted within the regions of Exeter, Devon, and Cornwall.

因應在過去數年，持有香港英國國民（海外）簽證（HKBNO）的新移居者，以及華裔和東南亞及南亞裔（ESEA）學生，陸續抵達英國的人數有非常顯著的增長，對於心理健康服務的需求亦隨之增強。此源於新生活的適應問題、社會的疏離感及生活壓力等，這些問題往往因語言和文化差異而加劇惡化。

在2023年，華康會啟動了心理健康服務計劃，旨在提供支援及相關服務給HKBNO人士、華裔和ESEA裔群。計劃的目標如下：

  1. 透過問卷調查，對服務人士的心理健康狀況進行資料收集及分析，包括其具體需求、服務期望及有關支援要求等。
  2. 透過與大學、商業及政府部門不同機構的合作，和聯合舉辦多元化的活動，提高及推廣社群對心理健康的認識和重要性。
  3. 為心理健康出現問題而被困擾人士，以本源的文化及語言提供實用的幫忙和支援，包括轉介給其他合作機構夥伴。
  4. 以更積極和創新的思維，透過多元的支援如舉辦就業和培訓講座，及分享就業資訊等，提高社群求職成功的機會，以提升心理健康質素，並減輕社會的孤立感和生活壓力等負面影響。

我們的心理健康服務最初建立在布里斯托、北薩默塞特及南格洛斯特郡（BNSSG）地區，現已開始宣傳至埃克塞特、德文郡及康沃爾郡地區。

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