Subsidized counselling during COVID
People who were unemployed or underemployed during pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hong Kong’s unemployment and underemployment rates continued to rise, and the high-pressure social environment caused more people to face mental health problems. In response, we launched the “Subsidized counselling during COVID” program to support individuals and families who were unemployed or underemployed due to the pandemic. Through this program, beneficiaries were able to receive 6 sessions of counselling services at our center at a subsidized rate of $30 per session. The goal was to help these individuals and families build up their psychological resilience and overcome the challenges they were facing during this difficult period.
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Service Details |
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Subsidized Counselling Services |
573 counselling sessions for 120 people |
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Increase public awareness on mental health online |
Shared about how to deal with the pressure of being unemployed and stress managing skills in adapting a “new normal” work life on social media |
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Online workshops |
5 online monthly expressive arts therapy workshops on self-care and resilience against adversity. 181 participants attended in total |
