善導會 2023-2024年報

㊥㼬剚 SideBySide 72 㼠겗佦✲ Feature Story 礶牟⨴䐁竸ざ爢⼦⚥䗱 Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness ⾲⢵僽欰氻✫ 植䎃 27 娔涸 Joey ⿮⸈✫㊥㼬剚涸礶牟⨴䐁剪 ⹡䊺竤剤 3 䎃㢵殹ⴲ鼇乵宠ꄴ〫僽㔔捀魨넓 ♶黠չ齡儘⦬䠮ⵌ걧円剤럊艁姿嵥嵥䧮 ⟃捀荈䊹魨넓ⴀ㉏겗պ⡎ぐ珏增叆涸穡卓 鿪곏爚 Joey 欰椚堥腋♧ⴗ姻䌢䨾⟃ꄴ欰䒊陾 㥠ⵌ礶牟猰䱦贫䩞涮植鿪僽㔔捀䫈뇓氿ㄤ搋 䣂氿㼬荞 չ涮植䝖氻儘䧮〫剤⚥㔋植㖈㔐䟝饱⢵Ⱖ 㻜㖈⼧娔儘㽠Ꟛ㨥ꄗꅦ䫈뇓䞕筱պ齡儘 Joey 䠑㢫涮植時時㢫麂⡎㔔♶䟝㹻䏭灶鄭罜♧湬 ꦡ潽鸏雊㥠䪭「✫㣐㠺⸂⸈♳♶㜖㷸噠 ꅾ二 Joey Ꟛ㨥隶䖤⿈⚆罜㼓ꟗ荈䊹♶䟝 莅㢫歲䱺鍸չ㹻➃♶椚鍑䧮錏䖤䧮〫僽䧀 䟙պ宠㷸涸䮲䫔ㄤ㹻➃涸♶넓锯雊㥠䠮ⵌ荈 䊹♧搂僽贖⯏怏✫荈顑ㄤ㣟衆㖈㽠隡俒䤊 铭玑儘刿㔔魨넓ㄤ䞕筱嫦屣䠂♴罜♶䖤♶⠅ 㷸 钢陏㊥㼬剚륌惶㖷 ⠅㷸䖕涸 Joey 嫦㣔麕衽搂䨾✲✲涸欰崞㔔 姽㖈ꄴꤎ荆䎯䗱椚㷸㹻렽⺑ㄤ鱲➝♴㖈 2021 䎃Ꟛ㨥䱺鍸㊥㼬剚륌惶㖷ꤑ✫䱺「鰊 㼬剪⹡ Joey ❠鷴麕⿮莅崞⹛㼭穉㷸绢ꅾ䭫 姻䌢欰崞㖈♲䎃꟦㥠⿮⸈✫ぐ䒭ぐ垺涸谁 遯䊨⡲㖷ㄤꫭ䎃崞⹛⿶䮋䨞荈䊹⿮莅遳걧邍 怵㖈麕玑涮䱡✫♶㼱莇馱♧湬鿪⼧ⴕⰉぢ 涸 Joey ⴕ❧麥չ䧮䖰劢䟝麕剚⚺⹛㎲鑑倞 ✲暟僽爢䊨涸렽⺑雊䧮䢩䢩䩧Ꟛ✫䗱璭պ 륌 惶 㖷 ♧ 湬 ꤙ 衽 Joey 涸 Ⰹ 䗱 隶 䖤 刿 䓽 㣐 Joey 刿⿮⸈✫剦鰳佅䴂㆞铭玑ㄤ溫➃㕬剅긭涸 鎯箻ⴕ❧荈䊹䗂⯋佦✲չ剓ⴲ䧮䖎㹳䙲 騈ⴽ➃锓锸荈䊹涸氻娜㹳䙲ⴽ➃㼩䧮剤♶㥪 涸溏岁搭罜竤麕侸妄ⴕ❧涮植鸏⚛♶⫹ 䧮䟝⫹⚥齡랃㔮ꨈ聃ⵌⰦ➮➃涸⿾꺈ㄤ렽⺑ 雊䧮䠮ⵌ荈䊹⚛♶僽㷑鮪⡲䨞ⴽ➃涸佅䭰雊 䧮涮植荈䊹涸⭆⧩⢪䧮刿剤⹛⸂饥♴⿡պ 㖈䧭Ꟁ涸麕玑+PFZ 竤娜麕鏪㢵饱⠃㔔䞕筱 ㉏겗㢵妄꨾銴⠅㷸ㄤ⡞ꤎչ宠㷸涸 騟♳䧮饥✫䖎㢵䔪騟ꧪ搭剤儘⦬ 䠮ⵌ鳟蕲欩荛䟝銴佞唳⡎㖈 ㊥㼬㼬剚涸䍲⸔♴⭽盘䞕屣➠ 剤⿾銼䠮闒鸏酭雊䧮⸗⸂㷸 剚✫乩䫵ぐ珏䞕筱䱺秝荈䊹 妇颣荈䊹㊥䖊荈䊹պ It Turned Out I Was Sick Joey, now 27 years old, has been engaging with the mental health services provided by SideBySide for over three years. All began with a search for medical help due to physical discomfort. “I felt dizzy and lightheaded, which made me think something was wrong with my body”, she recalled. After undergoing various tests that revealed her physical health was entirely normal. So her doctor suggested she consult a psychiatrist, leading to a diagnosis of depression and anxiety. “I was only in F.4 when I learned about my condition. Looking back, I realize that my struggles with depression began when I was just 10.” At that age, Joey inadvertently discovered her father’s affair. But she chose to keep it a secret to protect her family. This decision placed immense pressure on her. Combined with academic stress, Joey became increasingly withdrawn and cynical, avoiding contact with others. “My family didn’t understand. They thought I was just being lazy.” The setbacks in her education and her family’s lack of empathy left her feeling worthless, filled with guilt and disappointment. During her diploma studies, her deteriorating health forced her to take a break. Building Inner Strength After dropping out, Joey found herself in a cycle of purposelessness. With encouragement from a clinical psychologist, she joined Vitality Place in 2021. In addition to counseling, Joey participated in various activity groups to help reclaim a sense of normalcy. Over the past three years, she has engaged in numerous arts workshops and youth activities and even challenged herself to perform on the streets, discovering new interests along the way. “I never imagined I would actively try new things. The support from social workers gradually opened my heart”, she shared. At Vitality Place, Joey found a source of strength that helped her build resilience. She also participated in peer supporter training and the Human Library project, where she shared her recovery story. “Initially, I was terrified to discuss my medical history, fearing judgment from others. However, after several sharing sessions, I realized it wasn’t as daunting as I had imagined. Hearing feedback and encouragement from others made me feel less alone; their support helped me recognize my own value and motivated me to keep going.” Throughout her journey, Joey has faced numerous challenges, requiring breaks from school and hospitalization due to emotional issues. “I’ve taken many detours on my educational path. While there were times I felt overwhelmed and considered giving up. չ The support from SideBySide helped me overcome my fears, even during fluctuations in my mental health. I learned to embrace my emotions, accept myself, and appreciate who I am, regardless of the ups and downs.”