民社服務中心 People Service Centre

Introduction

Families living in subdivided housing unit in Kowloon City is the service target. We provide different service to children and parents with “Body-Mind-Spirit” support through a multi and cross-sectoral collaboration model of social, welfare and medical care. This project also promotes the participation of those families in community activities and the establishment of a mutual support network among them.

The operating expenses of the project is sponsored by the Mental Health Project Funding Scheme of the Food and Health Bureau.

Goal

1. Provide respite child care services for parents of subdivided units to relieve the stresses of them
2. Build up the confidence and ability of parents of subdivided units to take care of their children, as as to alleviate their distress of child care
3. Improve the learning motivation of children in subdivided units to reduce parenting pressure on parents on homework’s guidance
4. Foster the mutual aid network of parents of subdivided units for relieving their pressure
5. Early identification of parents and children facing emotional issues with counselling services and referrals, so that parents can solve emotional issues as early as possible

Service content

1. Organize talks and workshops to enhance mental health awareness
2. Render group activities for parents and children of subdivided households
3. Recruit volunteer tutors to give out “one-on-one” homework guidance to the children online 
4. Service achievement sharing helps to deepen the public’s understanding of mental health and the needs of less resource families in subdivided units
5. Foster parent mutual help groups and build up a parent support network