善導會 2023-2024年報

2023-2024 䎃㜡 Annual Report 67 㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story Yanny is a 64-year-old retired homemaker who lives an ordinary life with her family of four. However, the entire family was plunged into chaos when her son began struggling with mental health issues. Faced with her son’s illness, Yanny felt helpless and anxious, as if a sudden storm had swept in, leaving her unprepared. In a moment of serendipity, Yanny discover the assistance available through SideBySide’s Placidity Place during an online search. This decision undoubtedly marked a turning point in her journey through despair. With the support of social workers, Yanny participated in multiple workshops and group discussions specifically designed for caregivers, gaining insights into her son’s condition and learning how to address mental health challenges. “These experiences not only equipped me with the skills to care for my son but also helped me understand that supporting someone in recovery involves more than just physical care; it requires a deep emotional connection to their needs and feelings.” After several months of treatment, Yanny’s son was discharged from the hospital. She applied the knowledge she had acquired at Placidity Place, accompanying her son to various social activities. These engagements not only helped him gradually reintegrate into society but also allowed Yanny to connect with other families and caregivers who shared similar experiences. “I found friends who have faced comparable challenges, and our exchanges provided a space to share difficulties and support one another. This interaction relieve my stress and gave me strength, alleviating the burdens I had been carrying.” Embracing the Light Notably, Yanny’s son exhibited a significant change in his attitude toward interpersonal relationships after participating in the activities at Placidity Place. Due to past unpleasant experiences, he had been resistant to engaging with teachers, classmates, and friends, often feeling uneasy around them. However, one day, while passing by a bakery, he suddenly stopped and pointed to a figure in the distance, saying, “Isn’t that the social worker? She’s a wonderful mentor. She always genuinely teaches us.” This simple statement deeply moved Yanny, as it signified her son’s willingness to reconnect with the community. Although Yanny had already acquired some caregiving skills, she remained actively involved in the center’s caregiver activities. The support she received at SideBySide’s Placidity Place has been invaluable, enabling her and her family to move forward. She has come to realize how essential support and understanding are for families facing mental health challenges. Looking ahead, she hopes to assist more families, reassuring them that on this journey of mental recovery, they are not alone and that there will always be someone to walk with them toward the light at the end of the tunnel. 妇搭僽♧そ 64 娔涸鷎⠅㹻䏭⚺㮓♧㹻㔋〡麕 衽㼦䌢欰崞搭罜荈䖰涮植⯥㶩礶牟⨴䐁ⴀ植 ㉏겗䖕侮⦐㹻䏭ꤴⰅ♧晚幋✥꬗㼩⯥㶩䝖 氻妇搭䠮ⵌ搂⸔ㄤ搋䣂䕱䖁♧㜥瑳㥶Ⱖ⢵涸 凐괐ꨎ銔⢵雊➃䲃䩛♶⿻ 妇搭㖈♧妄⩑搭涸笪♳䵃㼦⚥䖤濼〳ぢ㊥㼬剚剽 惶㖷宠⸔鸏⦐鼇乵搂毠䧭捀✫㥠贖倴⡜靽涸鱲 䰑럊㖈爢䊨涸⼿⸔♴妇搭⿮⸈✫㢵⦐㼠捀撑 곃罏罜鏤涸䊨⡲㖷ㄤ㼭穉鎣锸㷸绢✫鍑⯥㶩涸 䞕屣ㄤ䥰㼩礶牟⨴䐁㉏겗涸濼陏ㄤ䪮䊫չ鸏❉ ♶⫦䍲⸔㥠撑곃⯥㶩⛳雊䧮僈涯撑곃礶牟⨴䐁 䗂⯋➃㡦⚛♶⫦⫦僽䲿⣘暟颶♳涸撑곃鼩꨾銴 欽䗱⿡䠮「➮⦛涸꨾宠ㄤ䞕筱պ ⯥㶩竤麕侸剢涸屛派䖕ⴀꤎ妇搭麌欽㖈剽惶㖷 㷸ⵌ涸濼陏䌟衽⯥㶩⿮⸈ぐ珏爢❜崞⹛鸏❉ 崞⹛♶⫦雊⯥㶩ꅾ倞鷷恸輑Ⰵ爢剚⛳雊妇搭穡 陏✫鏪㢵莅㥠剤湱⡂竤娜涸㹻䏭ㄤ撑곃罏չ䧮 〳⟃莅剤湱鵜竤娜涸剦⿼ⴕ❧㔮ꨈ✽湱佅䭰 鸏垺涸❜崩雊䧮〳⟃ꅼ佞㠺⸂⛳窍✮✫䧮⸂ ꆀ雊䧮♶ⱄ䠮ⵌ㷑㋲䗱⚥涸ꅾ二⡂⛖⛳鰋✫ 鏪㢵պ 鵔⢵刌⯕ ⧩䖤♧䲿涸僽⯥㶩㖈⿮⸈剽惶㖷涸崞⹛䖕㼩 ➃ꥹꡠ⤚涸䢀䏞剤✫僈곏涸佖隶㔔捀⟃䖃♶ 䠅䘰竤娜雊➮⼧ⴕ䫒䬩莅罉䌌ず㷸ㄤ剦⿼䱺 鍸㼩➮⦛鿪䫵剤䧯儘䌢䠮ⵌ♶㸞搭罜剤 ♧㣔➮⦛㖈騟麕♧㹻띳⺫䏅儘瑳搭⨢♴艁 姿䭸衽♧⦐胝䕧铞չ齡♶僽㨴㫟㌨㥠僽♧ ⡙䖎㥪涸㼬䌌溫䗱溫䠑㖒來㼬䧮⦛պ鸏〣鑨 ꧪ搭矦㋲⡎僽幀幀䠮⹛✫妇搭㔔捀㥠穅倴䠮 「ⵌ⯥㶩격䠑ⱄ妄輑Ⰵ爢⼦涸刌⯕ ꧪ搭妇搭䊺竤䱍䳣✫♧❉撑곃䪮䊫⡎㥠➠搭琎 噲⿮莅⚥䗱涸撑곃罏崞⹛麕⿡㖈㊥㼬剚剽惶㖷 涸ꤙ⠶♴佅丑✫妇搭莅㥠涸㹻䏭糒糵ぢ⵹饥 㔔姽㥠刿⸈僈涯佅䭰ㄤ椚鍑㼩倴꬗㼩礶牟⨴䐁 䮋䨞涸㹻䏭⢵铞僽㢵랃ꅾ銴劢⢵㥠격䠑䍲⸔ 刿㢵涸㹻䏭雊➮⦛濼麥㖈鸏哭礶牟䗂⯋涸騟 ♳⚛♶㷑㋲⡎籏剤➃ꤙ⠶♧뢶饥ぢⴀ〡 礶牟⨴䐁竸ざ爢⼦⚥䗱 Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness