2026–27 · City-wideSubmitted in Chinese
Free multilingual mental health counseling and support
Resident asks for free or low-cost counseling, stress management classes, support groups and talks in multiple languages to reduce barriers to mental health 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
提供免費或低成本的心理健康諮詢、壓力管理課程、情緒支持小組及心理健康講座，並提供多語言服務，幫助居民更容易獲得心理健康資源。
Who it helps and why
降低因收入、語言和文化差異造成的心理健康服務障礙，讓不同族裔、年齡及經濟背景的居民都能公平獲得支持。
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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