Mental Health Service: Wai Yin Society
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:
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:
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
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stella_chu@waiyin.org.uk
- Website
- Wai Yin Society
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Where to go
- Name
- Wai Yin Society
- Address
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Grosvenor Centre
Grosvenor Street
Ancoats
Manchester
- Postcode
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M13 9UBView M13 9UB on a map
- 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.
- 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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