The Mission for Migrant Workers will hold an online training this coming Wednesday, Nov. 6, on how the various types of addictions can impact a person’s mental health, and how they can be avoided and overcome.
The training is part of the Mission's Mental Health Awareness and Stress Reduction Program. It will be conducted in Filipino via Zoom from 10pm to 11:30pm.
Those who wish to participate can send their names and contact numbers via WhatsApp or Telegram to telephone number 92021740.
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The guest speaker is Inna Abrogena, project officer of Migrant Domestic Workers Recharge Hub of the Chinese University in Hong Kong and mental health advocate for migrant domestic workers and ethnic minorities.
She will discuss the different types of addition, how an addiction affects a person’s brain and behavior, how mental illness and addiction can often go hand in hand, and the treatment options for overcoming addiction.
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| Poster for the free eye check-up, blood pressure and glucose testing |
Meanwhile, the Social Justice for Migrant Workers is conducting another session of free eye check-up as well as blood pressure and blood pressure check-up.
The session will be held on Nov 10, Sunday, 8am to
5pm at the Bayanihan Kennedy Town Centre.
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The free service is provided by Visaya Twenty-One
Optical Clinic.
Those who wish to avail of the service may register
by calling Merlie at 94584181.
“Remember,
health is wealth,” said SJMW in its Facebook post announcing the free
consultations.
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