New Life E-Newsletter November 2022
"Gift For Good” Festival Blessings Deliver Warmness and Love
As Christmas approaches, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (New Life) presents to you the special "dayday330” Christmas WhatsApp stickers and premium Christmas gifts made by people in recovery (PIR) for you to share the festive joy to the loved ones.
New Life provides PIR of mental illness and people with disabilities with diversified vocational training to enhance their holistic wellbeing and help them reintegrate into the society. This year, the Sheltered Workshops and Social Enterprises have together launched a series of "Gift For Good” gift packs, with the participation from PIR in the production and packaging process.
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New Life’s Chairperson Spoke at the Seminar on Chinese Medicines
Miss Annie TAM Kam-lan, GBS, JP, Chairperson of the Executive Committee of New Life was invited by Policy Research @ HKIAPS under CUHK’s Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies to attend the "Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Seminar on Research and Development of Chinese Medicines” on 28 October. During the roundtable session, she shared her thoughts on fostering government adoption of policy research and facilitating the collaboration between government, industry as well as the academia sector.
Promoting "newlife.330” App at Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit
New Life joined the Gerontech and Innovation Expo cum Summit from 2 to 5 Nov to introduce to the participants the "newlife.330” app, a mobile platform that allows users to practice Mindfulness Exercises anytime, anywhere, enhancing the body, mind and spirit wellbeing. Miss Annie TAM Kam-lan, GBS, JP, Chairperson of the Executive Committee of New Life and Mr. Thomas CHU Sai-ming, Chief Executive Officer of New Life visited New Life’s booth with other visitors.
Result Announcement of "Cognitive behavioral approach to hoarding problems in people in recovery of mental illness: A pilot study in Hong Kong”
Hoarding refers to the acquisition of, and failure to discard, possessions which appear to be useless or of limited values (Frost & Gross, 1993). Hoarding Disorder is diagnosed as a discrete disorder which is characterised under the category of Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders.
In order to tackle the problem of hoarding among persons in recovery, New Life launched a pilot scheme called "Rational Possession (囤得有理)” in 2014, that applies cognitive behavioral approach to hoarding problems and conducts thorough research on its effectiveness.
The results indicate that the participants find it becoming less difficult to dispose of their items, and the problem of hoarding has generally improved.
For more details of the research result please click: https://www.nlpra.org.hk/annualreportdetail/TC/pub/researchreport/298
V-Reach Project at "I want to…” Photo Exhibition
HKU’s Centre for Civil Society and Governance organised the "I want to…” photo exhibition at the Central Market from 22 to 23 October, presenting the psyche of people with disabilities with photo works and voice-over narrations. New Life’s V-Reach Project was invited to join the event and provide Virtual Reality experience to participants to better understand the traits and characters of Persons with Autism, with an aim to create a more inclusive society.
Eco-friendly Wooden Potholder Workshop
Promoting local carpentry has always been a mission of New Life’s Tin King Sheltered Workshop. The workshop of making eco-friendly wooden potholders was held for students from CUHK on 18 October. During the workshop, students were instructed to turn the teak materials recycled from local police stations into wooden potholders. Participants’ feedback was generally positive as they enjoyed the experience and are interested in exploring further on carpentry.
You are welcome to contact us for joining carpentry workshops at the Tin King Sheltered Workshop.
Contact: 2466 0068
Email: tkw@nlpra.org.hk
Goodle Noodles Arrive at IKEA Restaurant
IKEA has been a great supporter of New Life’s self-branded products for years. From November, three IKEA Swedish restaurants in Kowloon Bay, Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin will use New Life’s Goodle noodles tricolore fusilli pasta in its new dishes.
Corporate Voluntary Activities at New Life Farm
Volunteers from the Building Department, Hilti Hong Kong and Hantec Group visited the New Life Farm respectively in October to assist in harvesting and gardening. In the visit, volunteers have learnt more about the farm’s history and its role in educating communication skills and occupational skills to the service users.
Kwai Shing Sheltered Workshop: ECF Food Sharing Project
Nova Credit Limited’s Voluntary Work
Volunteers from Nova Credit Limited visited the Kwai Shing Sheltered Workshop on 7 October to participate in the ECF Food Sharing Project’s corporate voluntary activity. The volunteers assisted in collecting and delivering the donated food to the beneficiaries, promoting the message of reducing food waste.
Food Sponsorship from Electronic Theatre Controls Asia
The ECF Food Sharing Project received a generous donation from Electronic Theatre Controls Asia, Ltd. as the company sponsored New Life’s self-branded products, including O’beans – organic soy products and Goodle noodles to the project’s beneficiaries as well as the trainees at the Sheltered Workshop, sending the blessings to the people in need.
To learn more about donation and corporate partnership with New Life, please contact our Corporate Affairs Department (corporate-affairs@nlpra.org.hk / 2332 4343)。