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| The Community Development Workers' vision is that Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BMER) communities in Barnet should have equal access to health and wellbeing services. |
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| Gambling is a large problem in the Chinese community and CMHA trains up volunteers to offer support to people with a gambling addiction. 'Take a chance' is a short film promoting this project, click the picture above to view the film. |
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| Good mental health and a bright future - Animation A 3-min animation made by a young Hong Kong artist. This animation combines cartoon images with humour; it also breaks notions about mental illness especially amongst the younger generation. |
| Newspaper Column - 'Heart to Heart' We have a regular column in Sing Tao Newspaper allowing readers to ask our mental health professionals questions about mental health issues. Here is a collection of the past issues in Chinese. |
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CMHA Social Enterprise - our online shop in ebay |
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Buyat Online Shop - we receive commission for our funds on everything you buy |
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| CMHA relies on grants to deliver its work. If you would like to make a donation, please fill in the form and post it back to us. Thank you very much for your support. |
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| Actually there is no single, clear cut definition of what gambling is, but it is widely agreed that: |
- Two or more people agree to take part in the activity (usually an operator and the person who wishes to gamble);
- Normally the 'stake' is paid by the loser to the winner;
- The outcome is uncertain;
- The result is determined (partly) by chance;
- Participation is an active experience but can be avoided by not taking part.
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| Lotteries, scratch cards, fruit machines, casinos, horse-racing, bingo, football pools... You name it, the list is endless. The point is, there are many, many ways in which we can gamble today. With technology changing as quickly as it is, we can take part in each of these activities from the comfort of our own homes, through the Internet or interactive television, or just by picking up the phone. |
| Sounds exciting, doesn't it? It can be, but for those people who lose control the effects can be devastating. |
| Is gambling ruining your life, yet you can’t walk away? Are you spending time and money gambling that you can no longer afford? Is someone else’s gambling harming you and those around you?
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| We provide face to face, telephone, internet counseling or outreach support for anyone who is experiencing gambling problems. The service is confidential and in your own language (i.e. Cantonese, Mandarin or English). |
| The main aims of our counseling are: |
- To help stop or reduce the frequency of problem gambling
- To help develop ways of coping with problem gambling behaviour
- To help understand some of the underlying reasons why gambling has become a problem
- To help address related issues that are causing harm or damage
- To help people to develop a productive and healthy life without problem gambling.
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| Object Objectives: |
- On an individual level, the project includes face-to-face counselling, Tele-counselling and emotional support; Where applicable, we also signpost service users to receive advice or support from relevant organisations, depending on their unique circumstances.
- On a community level, a range of activities will be planned to deliver community health-promotion campaigns, awareness workshops and seminars, recreational and educational events, and development of information resources in Chinese to promote and advocate a healthy attitude towards gambling.
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| For more information or referral, please call the "Chinese GamCare Helpline" on 020-7613-1008 or contact Perry Fung via email. Alternatively, you can download our chinese poster ( PDF format, size: 702kb) and chinese leaflet ( PDF format, size: 395kb). |
| This Project is organised in partnership with GamCare and funded by the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT). |
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