2026–27 · City-wideSubmitted in Chinese
Community mental health resource center
The resident asks for a community center offering free or low-cost mental health screenings, counseling, support groups, stress classes and multilingual education to reduce income, language and cultural barriers to care.
English title and summary written with AI from the resident's text, submitted in Chinese.
The resident's idea, as submitted
Submitted in ChineseThe idea
建立社區心理健康資源中心，提供免費或低成本的心理健康篩檢、一對一心理諮詢、支持團體、壓力管理課程及多語言心理健康教育，讓居民能及早獲得協助
Who it helps and why
透過免費或低成本、多語言及符合文化需求的服務，降低收入、語言及文化造成的障礙，讓移民、長者、青年及其他弱勢居民都能公平獲得心理健康支持，促進健康公平與社區福祉。
Details
- Cycle
- 2026–27
- Submitted
- August 5, 2026
- Neighborhood
- City-wide
- Portal category
- Human Services
- How it was submitted
- Community partner workshop
- Partner organization
- Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
- Submission language
- Chinese
Themes grouped with AI from resident idea text.
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