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