Mental Health Service (Wai Yin)

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The Wai Yin Chinese / Vietnamese Mental Health Project was set up in 1999 as one of the many projects at Wai Yin as a result of needs identified during research funded by the National Lottery.

Due to the stigma attached to people with mental health problems, the name Chinese / Vietnamese Mental Health Project was changed to the Kwan Wai Project in 2002. Kwan Wai means support and caring.

We are funded by Manchester Social Services Department, and our services are free to any resident of Manchester. However, we are able to provide services to anybody in the Greater Manchester area who is referred and funded by social services. The Kwan Wai Project’s aims:

  • To challenge discrimination and social exclusion faced by Chinese people with mental health problems
  • To raise awareness of mental health needs of Chinese communities both within these communities and mainstream agencies
  • To establish a referral system and close working relationship with mental health agencies in the statutory and independent sectors.

Kwan Wai currently provides the following services as part of its project:

One to one support case work Client refer from CPNs, social workers, psychiatrists , police, other organisations or self referral. We provide the follow support for the client:

  • Language support
  • Assist health professionals to carry out the psychiatric assessment to clients
  • Assist clients to gain access all kind of benefits, housing support and employment training

This will take place at Wai Yin Centre, or staff pay home visit to client’s house, hospital or involved organisation venues.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Stella Chu
Contact Position
Social care
Telephone
0161 833 0377 0161 833 0377
E-mail
stella_chu@waiyin.org.uk
Website
https://www.waiyin.org.uk/
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Where to go

Name
Wai Yin Society
Address
Grosvenor Centre
Grosvenor Street
Ancoats
Manchester
Greater Manchester
Postcode
M13 9UB
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Notes

Wai Yin's qualified social workers and nursing staff understand the mental issues that BME individuals and families face when accessing healthcare and support in the UK.

To respond to the complex needs of BME people affected by mental issues, we have developed partnerships with a network of organisations and professionals.  We also have a team of specially trained volunteers who provide practical, emotional and financial support to BME people who are suffering.  The service is confidential and the focus in on the individual.

Costs

Associated Cost
No

Availability

Referral required
Referral Details

Referrals required for some services. Please call and ask for more information.

We are pleased to announce that Wai Yin Society has recently been awarded “Approved Provider Status” for Manchester City Council in respect of:

Troubled Families Interventions

Email: troubled_families@waiyin.org.uk

Innovative Advice Solutions

Email: better_off@waiyin.org.uk

Please contact us as soon as possible if you are making referrals!

Other notes
A complex range of issues ranging from abuse, alcohol/drug misuse, crime, deprivation, disability, domestic violence, homelessness, mental health through to poverty and unemployment are all tackled holistically and professionally by the Wai Yin Society. Services provided across Manchester for BME communities. Staff and volunteers speak many languages, including: Cantonese, Mandarin, Somali, Polish, French, Spanish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian, Urdu, Punjabi and Arabic.

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