Peer Listener
Attend training sessions in summer, then become a volunteer listener for distressed students for a minimum of six months
Project Details
What we need
- Active listening - volunteers will be on duty for ten hours each month to listen calls from distressed students
- Undergo volunteer training in summer
Background
IMPORTANT: YOU WILL NEED TO JOIN ONE OF OUR INFORMATION SESSIONS ON 17/6 or 18/6 IN ORDER TO JOIN AS A VOLUNTEER - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflHV2QwuXG8WVFHifUjuuo8jEqwWd0t4VqZvkuvgBaQpZ6gw/viewform A free listening service operating from 7pm to 5am every night, through an online texting platform and a hotline.Aims:1. to address the increasingly severe mental health issues among young adults and adolescents; 2. to achieve early intervention and prevention; and 3. to promote psychological wellbeing and mental health awareness at campus and school.
What we have
Four training sessions will be provided to volunteers in July. Additionally, there will be a trial session in August.
Why this is important
This project achieves our goal of providing peer-to-peer support for our callers.
Project Period
02 Jul 2022 - 28 Jan 2023
Location
Remote
Requirements
Time
10 hours in total
Skills
- Active Listening
Experience Level
- Students
Language
- Chinese (Cantonese)
Age Range
About the Organization
Heartline Hong Kong
https://heartlinehk.com/
Causes
What we do
HeartlineHK由一群大學生發起，希望爲受情緒困擾的香港青少年提供一個傾訴的空間。我們的義工會在每晚7pm至翌日5am致力聆聽和支援朋輩。我們相信有效的聆聽和對話能疏導求助者的情緒，讓對方感到被理解和被關懷，從而避免負面情緒的積壓。讓我們合力為心理健康帶來正面的幫助！
Peer Listener
10 hours in total, 7 months
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