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2026/06/18
2026/06/18
๐ฅใ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ " ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ: ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌใ๐ฉบ
๐ฅใ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ " ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ: ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฌใ๐ฉบ
The Taiwan Technical Missionโs Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project recently returned to JNF Hospital for the โItโs Okay Campaignโ! This time, we went beyond emotional awareness to address the collective struggles of Caribbean nurses. โจ
The Taiwan Technical Missionโs Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project recently returned to JNF Hospital for the โItโs Okay Campaignโ! This time, we went beyond emotional awareness to address the collective struggles of Caribbean nurses.
Counselor Andrea James Wattley introduced a highly relatable local case study: ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ซ, a senior nurse facing severe understaffing and shortages, who suppresses her exhaustion due to the societal expectation that women "must always be strong."
"๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐."
โค๏ธโ๐ฅThe case sparked an incredibly vibrant and passionate discussion, striking a deep chord with everyone present:
โ๏ธโ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: Attendees saw themselves in Jennifer. In Caribbean culture, women are expected to be unbreakable "pillars of strength," creating an invisible barrier to seeking mental health support.
๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: Facing heavy workloads, colleagues openly shared that the vicious cycle of "toughing it out" happens to them daily.
This powerful discussion allowed nurses to prioritize their own mental well-being, building a strong consensus: everyone needs a safe space to acknowledge vulnerability. A nurse's mental health should not rely solely on personal faith and endurance.
๐ฐ๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
ใๆไธใๅ ๅผทใ็ๆจ็ฑค๏ผ่ญท็ๅไป็็ก่ฒๅ ฑ้ณดใ
ๅๅๆ ่บ็ฃ้ง่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๆ่กๅTaiwan Technical Mission in St. Kitts and Nevis ็ใ#ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใ่พฆ็็ใIt's Okay Campaignใๅๅบฆไพๅฐๅ ๅJNF็ธฝ้ซ้ข(Joseph N. France General Hospital)๏ผ
้ไธๆฌก๏ผๆๅไธๅช่ซๆ ็ท่ฆบๅฏ๏ผๆดๆญฃ่ฆๅ ๅๆฏๆตท่ญท็ไบบๅกๆๆทฑๅฑค็้้ซๅฐๅขใ
ๆดปๅไธญ๏ผ่ซฎๅๅธซAndrea James Wattleyๅธถไพไบไธๅๆฅตๅ ทๅฐๆนๅฏซ็ ง็ๆกไพๆ ๅข๏ผ
โค๏ธโ๐ฅไธป่ง๐๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ซๆฏไธไฝๆฏ่ฆช๏ผไนๆฏไธๅ่ณๆทฑ่ญท็ๅธซใ้ขๅฐ้ซ้ขไบบๅ็ญ็ผบใ่จๅบ็ฉ่ณๅฑไน๏ผไปฅๅๅ็จฎ็ๆดปๅฃๅ๏ผๅปๅ ็บ็คพๆๅฐๅฅณๆงใๅฟ ้ ๆฐธ้ ๅ ๅผทใไธ่ฝๅไธใ็้ฑๅฝขๆๅพ ๏ผ่้ธๆๅฃๆ็่ฆใๆ็ตๆฑๅฉใ
ใJennifer๏ผๅฐฑๆฏๆๅๆฏไธๅไบบใใ
ๆกไพไธๆๅบ๏ผ็พๅ ด่จ่ซๆฐฃๆฐๆฅต็บ็ฑ็ใ้ๅๆ ไบๆทฑๆทฑ่งธๅไบๅจๅ ดๆฏไฝ่ญท็ๅไป๏ผๅผ็ผไบๅทจๅคง็ๅ ฑ้ณด๏ผ
โ๏ธโๆๅๆท้๏ผๅคงๅฎถ็่Jennifer๏ผๅฐฑๅ็่้กๅญ่ฃก็่ชๅทฑใๅจๅ ๅๆฏๆตทๆๅไธญ๏ผๅฅณๆงๅธธ่ขซ่ฆๆฑๆ็บ็คพๆ่ๅฎถๅบญ็ใ้ตไบบใ๏ผ้็จฎๆๅๅฃๅๅพๅพๆ็บๅฅนๅๅ้ฒๅฟ่ฒใๅฐๆฑๅฟ็ๅๅฉ็้ฑๅฝขๅฑ้ใ
๐ฅ่ทๅ ดๅฐๅข๏ผ้ขๅฐ็น้็ๅทฅไฝ้่ๅคง็ฐๅข็่้ฉ๏ผๅไปๅๅฆ่จ๏ผ้็จฎใ็กฌๆใไธ่ฝ้กฏ้ฒ่ปๅผฑใ็ๆกๆงๅพช็ฐๆญฃ็ผ็ๅจๆฏๅไบบ่บซไธใ
้ๆฌก็ฑ็็่จ่ซ๏ผไธๅ ่ฎๅไปๅๆๅฅๆฉ้ๅงๆญฃ่ฆ่ชๅทฑ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท้ๆฑ๏ผ็พๅ ดๆดๅ่ไบๅ ท้ซ็ๅ ฑ่ญ๏ผๆๅๆฏๅไบบ้ฝ้่ฆๅฎๅ จ็็ฎก้ๆฅ็ด่ชๅทฑ็่ๅผฑใ่ญท็ไบบๅก็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท๏ผไธ่ฉฒๅช้ ๅไบบ็ไฟกไปฐ่ๅ ้็กฌๆใ
2026/05/20
2026/05/20
๐ฅใItโs Okay campaign @JNF hospital : Building a Mental Health Safety Net for Nursesใ๐ฉบ
๐ฅใItโs Okay campaign @JNF hospital : Building a Mental Health Safety Net for Nursesใ๐ฉบ
The Taiwan Technical Missionโs Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project recently brought the โItโs Okay Campaignโ to Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital, placing the spotlight on the people who care for others every day โ our nurses.
Amid the global nursing shortage, nurses in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to carry tremendous responsibilities, balancing demanding workloads, hospital operations, and patient care. This campaign created a space for them to pause, reflect, and remember an important message: while caring for others, it is equally important to care for yourself. ๐ฑ
The Taiwan Technical Missionโs Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project recently brought the โItโs Okay Campaignโ to Joseph N. France (JNF) General Hospital, placing the spotlight on the people who care for others every day โ our nurses.
Amid the global nursing shortage, nurses in St. Kitts and Nevis continue to carry tremendous responsibilities, balancing demanding workloads, hospital operations, and patient care. This campaign created a space for them to pause, reflect, and remember an important message: while caring for others, it is equally important to care for yourself. ๐ฑ
โจ Activity Highlights โจ
๐๏ธ Led by counsellor Andrea James Wattley, participants were invited to write down how they truly felt in the moment. Words such as โDrainedโ and โSleepyโ reflected the realities many healthcare workers face, while others shared strengths like โResilientโ and โAdaptable.โ
The message was simple but powerful: Itโs Okay Not to Be Okay. Recognizing exhaustion is not weakness โ it is often the first step toward self-care and healing. ๐ค
๐ Through the Rose, Thorn, Bud reflection exercise, participants explored the ups and downs of daily life:
๐น Rose โ What brings you joy?
๐ต Thorn โ What challenges are you facing?
๐ฑ Bud โ What people, goals, or experiences give you hope and motivation?
The session encouraged participants to identify sources of strength, moments of gratitude, and reasons to keep moving forward, even during difficult times.
A heartfelt thank you to all the nurses who made time to participate despite their busy schedules. The mental well-being of healthcare workers is a vital foundation of a strong healthcare system. We hope the seeds of the โItโs Okayโ Campaign continue to grow within JNF Hospital, reminding every healthcare professional that support, compassion, and hope matter โ for caregivers too. ๐ฑ
๐ฉบใIt's Okay for nurses๏ผ็บ่ญท็ๅไปๆ่ตทๅฟ็้ฒ่ญท็ถฒใ๐ฅ
ๅๅๆ้ง่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๆ่กๅใ#ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใ่พฆ็ไนใIt's Okay CampaignใๆฌๆฌกไพๅฐJNF้ซ้ข(Joseph N. France General Hospital)ใ
ๅจๅ
จ็่ญท็ไบบๅ็ญ็ผบ็่้ฉไธ๏ผๅ
ๅ็่ญท็ๅไปๅไนๆฟ่ผ่ๆฅต้ซ็ๅทฅไฝ้๏ผๅฟ
้ ๅ
จๅๆๅฐ้ซ้ข็็้่็
ไบบ็้ๆฑใ้ๅ ดๆดปๅๅฐ็ฆ้ปๆๅ้็พค็ฝ่กฃๅคฉไฝฟ่บซไธ๏ผๅธๆๅคงๅฎถๅจ็
ง้กงไปไบบไน้ค๏ผไน่ฝๆบซๆๅฐ่ฆบๅฏ่ชๅทฑ็็ๆ
๏ผไธฆ็ตฆไบ่ชๅทฑ้ฉ็ถ็ๆฏๆ่ๅๆฏใ
โจๆดปๅ็ฒพ้ไบฎ้ปโจ
่ซฎๅๅธซAndrea James Wattley่ซๅคงๅฎถๅจไพฟๅฉ่ฒผๅฏซไธ็ถไธ็็ๅฏฆๅฟๆ ใ่จฑๅคๅไปๅฆๆฟ่ชๅทฑใDrained(็ฒพ็ฒๅ็ซญ)ใใใSleepy(ๆณ็ก)ใ๏ผๅๆไนๆ่จฑๅคๆญฃๅ็ฉๆฅต็่ฉๅฝใResilient(ๆ้ๆง็)ใใใAdapted(ๅฏ้ฉๆ็)ใใๆๅๆณๅ่จดๅคงๅฎถ๏ผ้ขๅฐๆๅฑฑๅๆตท็ๅฃๅ๏ผIt's Okay Not to be Okay๏ผๆฅ็ด็ฒๆๆฏ่ชๆ็ ง้กง็็ฌฌไธๆญฅใ๐ค
๐ๆดปๅ็นๅฅ้็จ็ซ็ฐใ่ๆฃ่่ฑ่๏ผRose, Thorn, Bud๏ผๅญธ็ฟๅฎ๏ผๅจ่ซฎๅๅธซๅผๅฐไธ๏ผๅๅฉๅไปๅจๆฅๅธธ็้ซไฝ่ตทไผไธญๆขณ็ๆ็ทใๆพๅฐๅนณ่กก๏ผ
โ ็ซ็ฐ(Rose)๏ผ็ๆดปไธญๆ็้บผไบ่ฝ่ฎไฝ ๆๅฐๆๆ ?
โ ่ๆฃ(Thorn)๏ผ็้บผๆฏไฝ ็พๆ็ๅฐๅข?
โ ่ฑ่(Bud)๏ผ็ๅฝไธญๆ็้บผไบบใไบใ็ฉ่ฝ็บไฝ ๅธถไพๅๅ่ๅธๆ?
่ซฎๅๅธซๆ้ๅคงๅฎถ๏ผๅจ่ถๅฐ้ฃ็ๆๅป๏ผ่ถ้่ฆๆพๅฐไธไปถๅผๅพ่ชๅทฑๆ็บๅชๅ็ไบ๏ผๆๆซๆๅพๅฃๅๆ ๅขไธญๆฝ้ข๏ผ็ตฆ่ชๅทฑ้ๆฐๆด็็็ฉบ้ใ
ๆ่ฌๆๆๅจ็พๅฟไธญๆฅ็ฉบใ็ฑ็ๅ่็่ญท็ๅธซๅไป๏ผ้ซ่ญทไบบๅก็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆฏ้ซ็้ซ็ณปๆๅ ๅผท็ๅพ็พใๆ็ผใItโs Okayใ็็จฎๅญๅจJNF้ซ้ขๆๆ น๏ผ่ฎๆฏไฝๅจ้ๅขไธญๅ ๅฎๅดไฝ็ๅคฅไผด้ฝ่ฝๆๅๅฐๆบซๆ่ๆฏๆใ
2026/04/15
2026/04/15
๐ใ๐๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐คโ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ใ
๐ใ๐๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐คโ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ใ
Through the โItโs Okay Campaign,โ a joint initiative by the Taiwan Technical Mission and the Ministry of Health, we stepped into the world of nurse managers. As nurses ourselves, we noticed thatโwhether in Saint Kitts and Nevis or in Taiwanโthe pressures and emotional challenges faced by nursing professionals are very similar.
Through the โItโs Okay Campaign,โ a joint initiative by the Taiwan Technical Mission and the Ministry of Health, we stepped into the world of nurse managers. As nurses ourselves, we noticed thatโwhether in Saint Kitts and Nevis or in Taiwanโthe pressures and emotional challenges faced by nursing professionals are very similar.
As nurse managers, keeping a ward running smoothly requires both strategic oversight and attention to day-to-day details. From handling overwhelming paperwork, to easing tensions between patients, families, and healthcare staff, to supporting the emotional well-being of their teamsโthese responsibilities are constant and demanding.
Over time, the invisible โmental load backpackโ on their shoulders becomes heavier, gradually filled with responsibility, self-expectations, and an endless stream of demands.
In this session, we invited participants to gently set aside their professional role and take an honest look at their current emotional state. They also practiced writing โPermission Slips,โ including:
โข I give myself permission toโฆ
โข I need to stopโฆ
โข I need to startโฆ
Mrs. Valencia Smithen-Byron, a counselor from the National Counselling Centre, prepared a โMental Health Toolboxโ tailored for nursing professionals. Simple yet powerful practicesโsuch as box breathing, stepping outside for a moment of sunlight, or taking time each night to reflect with gratitudeโcan help rebuild psychological resilience.
Many participants shared their willingness to begin giving themselves permissionโto temporarily lay down the need to always be strong, to allow themselves to cry, and to take even just five minutes of rest during a busy shift without feeling guilty.
We are deeply grateful to every nurse manager who showed up with honesty and courage. Your openness and active participation made this session truly meaningful.
The โItโs Okay Campaignโ will continue to reach different professional settings, walking alongside you as you build the strength to hold and care for yourself.
ใๆพไธๆฒ้็ๆ ็ท่ๅ ๏ผ้ๆพ่ญท็ๅทฅไฝ็ๅนณ่กกใ๐
ๅๅๆๆ่กๅ่ๅ ๅ่ก็้จๅไฝๆจๅ็ใItโs Okay Campaignใ้ๆฌก่ตฐ้ฒๅ ฅ่ญท็ไธป็ฎก็ไธ็ใๅๆจฃ่บซ็บ่ญท็ๅธซ็ๆๅ๏ผ็ผ็พไธ่ซๆฏๅจๅ ๅๆๆฏๅจ่บ็ฃ๏ผ่ญท็ไบบๅก้ขๅฐ็ๅฃๅๅๆ ็ทไธ็กไบ่ดใ
่บซ็บ่ญท็ไธป็ฎก๏ผ่ฆ่ฎ็ ๆฟ็ฉฉๅฎ้ไฝ๏ผๅพๅพๅพๅคง่่็ผใๅฐ่่ๆ๏ผๆข่ฆ้ขๅฐๅ ็ฉๅฆๅฑฑ็ๆๆธๅทฅไฝ๏ผไน่ฆๅฎๆซๅฎถๅฑฌ่ๆฃ่ ็ๆ ็ท่ก็ช๏ผๆด่ฆๆ็บ่ญท็ๅไปๆ ็ท็ๆฏๆ้ปใ
ไน ่ไน ไน๏ผ่ฉไธ้ฃๅ็ไธ่ฆ็ใๅฃๅ่ๅ ใ๏ผ่ขซ่ฒฌไปปใ่ชๆๆ่จฑ๏ผไปฅๅๆบๆบไธ็ต็้ๆฑ๏ผไธ้ปไธๆปดๅฐๅกๆปฟ๏ผ่ถไพ่ถๆฒ้ใ
ๅจ้ๆฌก็ๆดปๅไธญ๏ผๆๅ้่ซไธป็ฎกๅๅ้ๅ้็ไบบ่จญ๏ผ่ช ๅฏฆๅฐ็ไธ็่ชๅทฑ็ฎๅ็ๅฟ็็ๆ ๏ผไน็ทด็ฟๅฏซไธใ็ตฆ่ชๅทฑ็ๅ ่จฑๅกใ๏ผๅ ๆฌ๏ผ
ๆๅ ่จฑ่ชๅทฑโฆ(I give myself permission toโฆ)
ๆ้่ฆๅๆญขโฆ๏ผI need to stopโฆ๏ผย
ๆ้่ฆ้ๅงโฆ๏ผI need to startโฆ๏ผ
ไพ่ชๅๅฎถ่ซฎๅไธญๅฟ(National Counselling Centre)็่ซฎๅๅฟ็ๅธซMrs. Valencia Smithen-Byron็นๅฅ็บๅคงๅฎถๆบๅไบๅฐๅฑฌ่ญท็ๅคฅไผด็ใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅทฅๅ ท็ฎฑใ๏ผไธ่ซๆฏๅๆๅผๅธๆณ(box breathing)๏ผๆๅปๅค้ ญ็ญๆซๆฌไธไธ้ฝๅ ๏ผๆๆฏๆฏๅคฉ็กๅ็ญๆซ็ๆ่ฌๆๅป๏ผ้ฝๅฏไปฅๅนซๅฉ่ชๅทฑๆพๅๅฟ็้ๆงใ
่จฑๅคไบบ่กจ็คบ้กๆๅ่ฉฆๅ ่จฑ่ชๅทฑๆซๆๅธไธๅผทๅคง็ๆญฆ่ฃใๅ่จฑ่ชๅทฑๅญๆณฃใๅ่จฑ่ชๅทฑๅจ็นๅฟ็ๅทฅไฝไธญไผๆฏไบๅ้๏ผ่ไธๆๅฐๅ ง็ใ
่ฌ่ฌ้ๅ ดๆดปๅไธญๆฏไธไฝ็่ช ๅไบซ็่ญท็ไธป็ฎก๏ผไฝ ๅ็็ฉๆฅตๅ่๏ผ่ฎ้ๅๆดปๅ่ฎๅพๆ ผๅค็่ฒด่ๆๆ็พฉใ
Itโs Okay campaignๅฐๆๆ็บ่ตฐ้ฒๅๅๅฐๆฅญๅ ดๅ๏ผ่ไฝ ไธๅ้ทๅบๆฟๆฅ่ชๅทฑ็ๅ้ใโค๏ธ
2026/03/26
2026/03/26
Mental Health Matters! Highlights from Nevis Agricultural Open Day
Mental Health Matters! Highlights from Nevis Agricultural Open Day
The Nevis Agricultural Open Day was held in full swing this past Thursday and Friday. Although the ๐Mental Health Project๐ and the agricultural sector seem to have different focuses, we believe that mental well-being is an essential part of every vibrant community.
The Nevis Agricultural Open Day was held in full swing this past Thursday and Friday. Although the ๐Mental Health Project๐ and the agricultural sector seem to have different focuses, we believe that mental well-being is an essential part of every vibrant community.
During the event, we observed great interest in our brochures on Anxiety. Many residents expressed surprise and appreciation upon discovering the mental health referral resources available within the country, as this information was new to them. We also noted that topics such as bipolar disorder and Schizophrenia remain less familiar to the public. This reaffirms our commitment to deepening our community outreach and education in these areas.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who stopped by and shared their feedback. Regardless of the field or industry, mental health is deeply intertwined with our daily lives. The Taiwan Technical Mission remains dedicated to standing with our friends in Nevis as we work together toward holistic well-being. ๐ฟ
ใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทไธ็ผบๅธญ๏ผๅฐผๅณถ่พฒๅฑ็ฒพๅฝฉๅ้กงใ
ไธ้ฑๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๅณถ่พฒๅฑ็ๅคง็ปๅ ด๏ผ้็ถๅฐๅ ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่จ็ซ็ไผผ่่พฒๆฅญ้ ๅๆง่ณชไธๅ๏ผไฝๅจ้ๅๅ ๆปฟๆดปๅ็ๅจๅฐ็ๆไธญ๏ผๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่ณ่จๅๆจฃๆฏไธๅฏๆ็ผบ็ไธ็ฐๅ!
ๅจ่ๆฐ็พไบคๆต็้็จไธญ๏ผ่บ็ฃๆ่กๅๅไป็ผ็พๅคงๅฎถๅฐใ็ฆๆ ฎ ใไธป้ก็่กๆๆๅ่ฉขๅๅบฆ็ธ็ถ้ซใ่จฑๅคๆฐ็พ่กจ็คบ๏ผๅ ๅไธฆไธๆธ ๆฅๅ ๅ็พๆ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅฐๆฅญ่ณๆบ๏ผ็ฒ็ฅ้ไบ่ณ่จๆๅฏไปฅๅพไปๅ็่กจๆ ไธญ็ๅฐๆๅคๅๆฌฃๅ!
ๆ่ฌๆๆๅ่็ๆฐ็พ็ฑๆ ๅ้ฅ๏ผ็ก่ซๅจๅช่ฃก๏ผๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅง็ต่ๆๅ็็ๆดปๆฏๆฏ็ธ้ใ่บ็ฃๆ่กๅๅฐๆ็บ่ๅ ๅๆฐ็พไธ่ตท็บ่บซๅฟๅฅๅบทๅชๅใ
2026/03/24
2026/03/24
๐ฐ๐ณใ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ฒ" ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซใ๐
๐ฐ๐ณใ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ฒ" ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซใ๐
The "Itโs Okay Campaign" recently reached the St. Kitts and Nevis Disability Association. In a room filled with diverse storiesโsome participants in wheelchairs, others with white canesโthe atmosphere was one of profound resilience. To ensure every participant could fully engage with Counselorโs message, dedicated partners provided real-time sign language interpretation.ย
๐ฐ๐ณใ๐๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ "๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ฒ" ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซใ๐
The "Itโs Okay Campaign" recently reached the St. Kitts and Nevis Disability Association. In a room filled with diverse storiesโsome participants in wheelchairs, others with white canesโthe atmosphere was one of profound resilience. To ensure every participant could fully engage with Counselorโs message, dedicated partners provided real-time sign language interpretation.ย
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐, ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง
In this session, Counselor Andrea James Wattley guided the group through the core practice: "Pause, Breathe, Truth." Under her gentle guidance, participants practiced together:
Pause: Halting the momentum of overwhelming emotions or stress to break the cycle of habit.
Breathe: Focusing on deep, conscious breaths to bring attention back to the body and steady the mind.
Truth: Honestly examining the thoughts in their heads and asking: "Is this thought actually true? Is this situation really as catastrophic as it feels right now?"
โฟ๏ธ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ค๐๐ฒ
During the sharing segment, participants demonstrated the true meaning of courage through their affirmations:
โข One visually impaired participant shared: "Even though I can't see, I'm still whole."
โข Another participant with mobility challenges said: "Even though I can't walk, I can still swim and ride a bike."
Mental resilience begins with embracing vulnerability and having the courage to admit, "I don't feel good right now." We are deeply grateful for the focus and trust of the Disability Association members. Our goal is to continue spreading the seeds of the "Itโs Okay" campaign, bringing the concepts of mental health and self-care to all those bravely navigating adversity. ๐ซ๐
๐ฐ๐ณใ่ทจ่ถ็ก่ฒ่ไธไพฟ๏ผๆๆๅ ฑ็ฏใItโs Okayใๅฟ็้ฒ่ญท็ถฒใ๐
ๅๅๆๆ่กๅ่ๅ ๅ่ก็้จๅไฝๆจๅ็ใItโs Okay Campaignใ้ๆฌกไพๅฐๅ ๅ่บซๅฟ้็คๅๆ(Disability Association)ใ
ไธ่ซๆฏๅ่ผชๆค ไพ็๏ผๆๆฏๆๆๅฐ็ฒๆ๏ผ่ฌๅธซ็ขบไฟๅคงๅฎถ้ฝ่ฝๅ่ๅ็่งฃ๏ผ่ฝ้ๅคฅไผดๅไนไธ่ฝไบบๅพ๏ผ่บซๅฟ้็คๅๆ้ ๆๅณๆๆ่ช็ฟป่ญฏ๏ผ็ ง้กงๆฏไธไฝๅ่่ ็้ๆฑใ
๐๏ธๆซๅใๅผๅธใๅฐๆพ็ๅฏฆ็่ชๅทฑ
้ๆฌกๆดปๅไธญ๏ผ่ซฎๅๅธซAndrea James Wattleyๅธถ้ ๅคงๅฎถ้ฒ่ก็ทด็ฟ่ฎ่ชๅทฑๅไธ๏ผใPauseใBreatheใTruthใใๅจๅผๅฐไธ๏ผๅคงๅฎถๅ ฑๅ็ทด็ฟ๏ผ
1.ๆซๅ๏ผPause๏ผ๏ผๅจ็ดไบ็ๆ ็ทๆๅฃๅๆนง็พๆ๏ผๅ ๅๅ๏ผๅๆทๆ ฃๆงใ
2.ๅผๅธ๏ผBreathe๏ผ๏ผๅฐๆณจๆผๆฏไธๆฌก็ๅผๅธ๏ผๅฐๆณจๆๅๆๅ่บซ้ซใ
3.็ๅฏฆ๏ผTruth๏ผ๏ผ่ช ๅฏฆๅฐๅฏฉ่ฆ่ ฆไธญ็ๅฟต้ ญไธฆๅ่ชๅทฑ๏ผใ้ๅๆณๆณๆฏ็็ๅ๏ผ้ไปถไบ็็ๅๆ็พๅจๆ่ฆบ็้้บผ็ณ็ณๅ๏ผใ
โฟ๏ธๅๆฐฃไธๅๆ็พค๏ผItโs Okay to be Not Okay
ๅจๅไบซ็ฐ็ฏ๏ผ่ๆ่ ๅ็ทด็ฟ็่ฆๅจ่บซ้ซ้ๅถไธ๏ผ่ชๅทฑไปๆฏๅฎๆด็๏ผ
ไธไฝ่ฆ้ๆๅๅไบซ๏ผใๅณไฝฟ็ไธ่ฆ๏ผๆไพ็ถๅฎๆด็ก็ผบใใ
ไธไฝ่กๅไธไพฟ็ๆๅๅไบซ๏ผใๅณไฝฟๆ็กๆณ่ก่ตฐ๏ผๆไป่ฝๆธธๆณณใ้จ่ช่ก่ปใใ
ๆ่ฌ่บซๅฟ้็คๅๆๅคฅไผดๅ็็ฑ็ๅ่๏ผๆๅๅธๆ่ฝๅฐใItโs Okayใ็็จฎๅญๆฃๆญๅพๆด้ ๏ผ่ฎๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅณ้็ตฆๆดๅคๅจ้ๅขไธญๅๆขๅ่ก็ไบบ๐ซ๐ใ
2026/02/26
2026/02/26
Launching the "Itโs Okay Campaign" in St. Kitts and Nevis! ๐ฐ๐ณ
Launching the "Itโs Okay Campaign" in St. Kitts and Nevis! ๐ฐ๐ณ
On February 26, we has officially launched the "Itโs Okay Campaign"! Starting with a series of warm posters, we aim to bring the concept of self-care to every workplace and community. Our journey began at the Ministry of Health, exploring hidden pressures together with the dedicated heroes of national healthcare......
ใ๐ Empowering the Workplace: Launching the "Itโs Okay Campaign" in St. Kitts and Nevis ๐ฐ๐ณใ
TaiwanICDF ๐น๐ผ Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project has officially launched the "Itโs Okay Campaign"! Starting with a series of warm posters, we aim to bring the concept of self-care to every workplace and community. โณ๏ธ Our journey began at the Ministry of Health, exploring hidden pressures together with the dedicated heroes of national healthcare.
๐ Stress is a Signal, Not a Failure
Participants shared moments when saying "No" seemed impossible. Even in these moments, admitting "I don't feel good right now" is not weaknessโit demonstrates professional courage.
๐ Practical Tools to Build Resilience
The session guided participants through hands-on exercises to strengthen mental resilience:
๐5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique: Use your five sensesโ5 sights, 4 touches, 3 sounds, 2 smells, 1 tasteโto gently bring an overwhelmed mind back to the present.
๐กMood Thermometer: A self-assessment tool measuring sleep quality, anxiety, irritability, depression, and low self-esteem to understand stress levels.
๐Personal "Not Okay Plan": Each participant mapped out who they can turn to, calming strategies, and warning signs not to ignore when feeling low.
โจ Just the Beginning
This is only the start. The project will expand to public and private sectors, supporting our partners in caring for others while also embracing self-care. As PS Curtis Martin said, we hope the ripple effect grows, allowing the โItโs Okayโ message to reach even more people and foster resilience and self-compassion across the community. ๐๐ซ
ใ๐ๅ ๅ่ทๅ ดๅฟๅๅ๏ผใItโs Okay Campaignใๆๆง่ตท่ท๏ผ๐ฐ๐ณใ
่ชฐ่ชชๅฐๆฅญๅฐฑไธ่ฝๅ็ดฏ๏ผ
ๅๅๆ้ง่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๆ่กๅ ใ#ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซ๐น๐ผใ๏ผๅจๅ ๅ่ก็้จๆญฃๅผ็บใItโs Okay Campaignใๆ้ๅบๅน!
ไปฅไธๆฌพๆๅฟ็ณปๅๆตทๅ ฑ็บ่ตท้ป๏ผๆๅพ ๅฐใ็ ง้กง่ชๅทฑใ็็จฎๅญๆญๆ่ณๅๅ่ง่ฝ๏ผ่ฎๅฟ็้ๆงๆ็บๅ จๆฐ็ๅบๆฌๅใโณ๏ธ้ฆ็ซๆทฑๅ ฅ่ก็้จ๏ผ่ๅฎ่ญทๅๆฐๅฅๅบท็ๅคฅไผดๅๅ ฑๅๆ่งฃๅฐๆฅญๅคๆฎผไธ็้ฑๅฝขๅฃๅใ
๐ๆๆฑ่ๅผฑ๏ผๅฃๅๆฏ่จ่๏ผ่้ๅคฑๆ
่ก็้จๅคฅไผดๅไบซ้ฃไปฅ่ชชใNoใ็่ๅผฑๆๅป๏ผ็ก่ซๆฏ้ขๅฐๅผทๅขไธป็ฎก็่ชๆๆท็๏ผๆๆฏๅฎถไธญ่ฎๆ ๆ็ๆซๆใ่ซฎๅๅธซๆ้๏ผๅๆผๆฟ่ชใๆ็พๅจไธๅคชๅฅฝ๏ผI don't feel good right now๏ผใไธฆ้่ปๅผฑ๏ผ่ๆดๅ ทๅๆฐฃ็่กจ็พใ
๐ๅฟ้ๅทฅๅ ท็ฎฑ
ๆดปๅไธญ๏ผ่ซฎๅๅธซๅผๅฐๅคงๅฎถ็ทด็ฟๅ้ ่ชฟ้ฉๅทฅๅ ท๏ผ้้็ทด็ฟ๏ผ้ๆญฅๅปบ็ซๅฟ็้ๆง
๐5-4-3-2-1ๆๅฎ่้ธๆณ๏ผ้้่ฆใ่ฝใ่งธใๅ ใๅณ็ญไบๆ่งๅฏ๏ผ่ฎ่ฒ ่ท้้็ๅคง่ ฆๆ ขๆ ขๅๅฐ็ถไธใ
๐ก๏ธๅฟๆ ๆบซๅบฆ่จ๏ผ้ๅฐ็ก็ ๅฐๆพใๆ่ฆบ็ทๅผตใๆๆใๆ้ฌฑๅฟๆ ๅ่ชๅๆ้ฒ่ก้ๅๆชขๆธฌ๏ผ่จ็ฎๅฃๅ็จๅบฆใ
๐ๅฏซไธ่ชๅทฑ็ใNot Okay Planใ๏ผๆฏไฝๅ่่ ๅๅบ็ถ่ชๅทฑ็ๆ ไธๅฅฝๆ๏ผ่ฝๅพ่จด็ไบบใ่ฎ่ชๅทฑๅนณ้็ๆนๆณ๏ผไปฅๅๅฟ ้ ๆณจๆ็ๅฃๅ่ญฆ่จใ
โจ้ๅ ดๅฟ้ไนๆ ๆๅ้ๅง๏ผๆๅๅธๆ่ฝๅปบ็ซไธๅๆดๆๆบซๅบฆ็็คพๅ่่ทๅ ด็ฐๅข๏ผ่ฎๆฏไธไปฝ็ฒๆ้ฝ่ฝ่ขซๆฅ็ดใๆญฃๅฆๅ ๅณถๆฌก้ทCurtis Martinๆ่จ๏ผๆๅๅธๆใItโs Okayใ็ๆผฃๆผชๆๆ่ฝๆ็บๆดๅคง๏ผๅฐๅฟ็้ๆง่่ชๆ้ๆท็็ๅฟตๅณ้็ตฆๆดๅคไบบใๅๅๆๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซๅฐๆ็บ้ชไผดๅ ๅๅคฅไผด๏ผๅจ็ ง่ญทไปไบบไน้ค๏ผไนๅญธๆๆบซๆๅฐๆๆฑ่ชๅทฑ๐ซ๐ใ
2025/01/29
2025/01/29
Screening Team Refresher Training in St. Kitts and Nevisย
Screening Team Refresher Training in St. Kitts and Nevisย
To ensure that no one in the community falls through the cracks as we embark on a new year of service in 2026, the Taiwan Technical Mission and Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevis hosted the "Screening Team Refresher Training" on January 27......
To ensure that no one in the community falls through the cracks as we embark on a new year of service in 2026, the Taiwan Technical Mission and Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevis hosted the "Screening Team Refresher Training" on January 27. This initiative is a critical component of the ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐, aimed at aligning our screening processes.๐ก๏ธ
Led by Project Manager Ms. Ivy Shih and consultant trainer Mrs. Michele de la Coudray-Blake, the session brought together community nurses and district medical officers to refine their skills in early detection and intervention.โจ
๐๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ:
๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ: A comprehensive Refresher Training for our screening team to review existing workflows and introduce the ColumbiaโSuicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).
๐๐๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ: Participants learned to use the new assessment tool to distinguish between non-specific suicidal thoughts and actual behaviors, enabling more precise support.
๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: A key takeaway was that ๐ฃ๏ธ how we engage matters. Asking about suicide does not encourage it; rather, the practitioner's non-judgmental attitude is what encourages a participant to open up.๐ค
๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐: Through scenario-based role-plays, the team practiced real-world participant statements, reviewing each other's communication styles to ensure every interaction is rooted in empathy and care.
By refreshing these vital skills, we are building a more resilient mental health safety net for the entire Federation.๐ฑย
โๅผทๅ็คพๅ้ฒ่ญท็ถฒ๏ผ่่พฆใ็ฏฉๆชขๅ้้ฒ้่จ็ทด็ญใ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ณ
2026็ไธ้ๅง๏ผๅๅๆๆ่กๅ่ๅ ๅ่ก็้จๅ ฑๅ่่พฆใ็ฏฉๆชขๅ้้ฒ้่จ็ทด็ญใใ็คพๅ็ฏฉๆชข็บใ#ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใ็้้ต้ ็ฎ๏ผๆฌๆฌก่จ็ทด็ฑ็ณๅฎถ่ฏ่จ็ซ็ถ็็ฑ่พฆ๏ผไธฆ้่ซ่จๅบ่ซฎๅๅฐๆฅญ่ฌๅธซMrs. Michele de la Coudray-Blakeไธป่ฌ๏ผๅ็คพๅ้ซๅธซ่่ญท็ๅธซ่ชชๆ๏ผ็ถๅฟๆ ๆบซๅบฆ่จ๏ผBSRS๏ผ้่กจ้กฏ็คบๅฃๅๆๆธๅ้ซ๏ผๆๅบ็พ่ชๆฎบๆๅฟตๆ๏ผๅฆไฝ้ฒ่ก้ฒไธๆญฅ็่ชๆฎบ้ขจ้ช่ฉไผฐใโจ
่จ็ทด้้ป๏ผ
๐#ๅน่จไธป้ก๏ผๅ ฑๅๆชข่ฆไธฆๅชๅๅปๅนด็็ฏฉๆชขๅทฅไฝๆต็จใ
๐#ๆฐๅทฅๅ ทๅฐๅ ฅ๏ผไป็ดนๅฅๅซๆฏไบ่ชๆฎบๅด้ๅบฆ่ฉไผฐ้่กจ(C-SSRS)๏ผๅนซๅฉ้ซ่ญทไบบๅกๆด็ฒพ็ขบ่พจ่ญ่ชๆฎบใๆๅฟตใ่ใ่ก็บใ็้ขจ้ช็จๅบฆ๏ผไปฅๆไพๅณๆไธ้ฉๅ็ๆฏๆดใ
๐#ๆ็ ด่ฟทๆ๏ผ ่ฌๅธซๅผท่ชฟ๏ผไธปๅๆๅใ่ชๆฎบใไธฆไธๆ่ช็ผ่ชๆฎบๅฟต้ ญ๏ผ็ธๅ็๏ผ้ซ่ญทไบบๅกๅฐๆฅญไธ้ๆพ็ๆ ๅบฆ๏ผๆๆฏๅๆกๆฑบๅฎๆฏๅฆๆฑๅฉ็้้ตใ
๐#ๆ ๅขๆจกๆฌๆผ็ทด๏ผ้้ไธๅฐไธ็่ง่ฒๆฎๆผ๏ผไธฆไบๅพไธ่ตท่จ่ซๆบ้ๆๅทง๏ผๆๅ็ธไฟก๏ผใ๐ฃ๏ธๅฆไฝ้ๅๅฐ่ฉฑ(How we Engage)ใ่็ฏฉๆชขๅทฅๅ ทๆฌ่บซๅๆจฃ้่ฆใ๐ค
้้้ๆฌก้ฒ้่จ็ทด๏ผๅ้ๆด็ๆ่ฉไผฐๆต็จ่ๅทฅๅ ทไฝฟ็จ๏ผ็บ็คพๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅฎ่ญทๅๅ ไธๅฑคไฟ้ใ๐ฑ
2025/12/12
2025/12/12
Medication education session in BHWC
Medication education session in BHWC
On December 11, the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (BHWC) and Taiwan Technical Mission hosted a medication education session for clients in recovery and their caregivers.
When asked why they sometimes stop medication, clients mentioned uncomfortable side effects or feeling better and assuming treatment was no longer needed......
On December 11, the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (BHWC) and Taiwan Technical Mission hosted a medication education session for clients in recovery and their caregivers.
When asked why they sometimes stop medication, clients mentioned uncomfortable side effects or feeling better and assuming treatment was no longer needed.
Key reminders shared during the session:
โ Record side effects and discuss them with your doctor โ donโt stop medication on your own.
Daily notes or symptom journals help doctors make better adjustments.
โ Even when improving, medication must be tapered slowly under medical supervision to prevent relapse.
โ Side effects may appear before benefits.
This is normal โ โYou might feel worse before you feel better.โ
Keeping medication in the โJust Right Zoneโ requires consistent adherence. Participants shared tips such as using pillboxes, calendars, family reminders, and phone alarms.
Thank you to our speakers, Dr. Florelle Hobson, the medical Chief of Staff at Alexandra hospital, and Ms. Joan Barrios, the Register Nurse of BHWC.
We also extend our appreciation to Ministry of Health PS Ms. Shelisa Martin-Clarke, BHWC Manager, and Project Coordinator Mr. McMillan Cuffy for making this activity possible.
Caregiversโ presence means so much, family support is a powerful driver of recovery.
We closed the event with Dominoes and Snakes and Ladders, offering a fun way to practice interaction, motor skills, and logical thinking.
The TaiwanICDF Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project will continue supporting clinical and community services, with guidance from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, to expand mental health care to those who need it most.
๐ Wishing everyone a warm and peaceful holiday season.
่่ชๅ็ๆๅฟ้ชไผด๏ผBHWC่ฅ็ฉ่กๆ่้ๆทๆดปๅ
ๅจ่่ช็ฏๅๅค๏ผBHWC๏ผBehavior Health and Wellness Center๏ผ12ๆ11ๆฅ็นๅฅ็บๅพฉๅไธญ็ๅๆก่็ ง้กง่ ่่พฆไบไธๅ ด่ฅ็ฉ่กๆๅไบซๆใ
ๅจ่จ่ซไธญ๏ผๆๅๅๅคงๅฎถ๏ผใ็บไป้บผๆๆณ่ฆ่ชไธปๅ่ฅ๏ผใ
ๆ็ๅๆก่ชชๅ ็บๅฏไฝ็จ่ฎ่ชๅทฑๅพไธ่ๆ๏ผ
ไนๆไบบๅ ็บ่ฆบๅพ็็ๆนๅไบ๏ผๅฐฑไธๆณๅ็นผ็บๆ่ฅใ
ๆๅๅๅๆก่ๅฎถๅฑฌๅไบซ๏ผ
โๅฆๆๅบ็พๅฏไฝ็จ๏ผ่ซๅ ่จ้ไธไพ๏ผไธ่ฆ่ชๅทฑๅ่ฅใ
ๅ่จบๆ่้ซๅธซ่จ่ซ๏ผ้ซๅธซๅฏไปฅๅๅฉ่ชฟๆด่ฅ็ฉๆๆนๅไธ้ฉใ
๏ผๅปบ่ญฐ็จๆฅ่จ่จ้ๆฏๅคฉ็็็๏ผ่ฝๅนซๅฉ้ซๅธซๆดๆบ็ขบ่ฉไผฐใ๏ผ
โ็็ๆนๅ๏ผไนไธ่ฝ็ช็ถๅ่ฅใ
้่ฆๅจ้ซๅธซ่ฉไผฐไธๆ ขๆ ข่ชฟ้๏ผๅฆๅ็็ๅพๅฎนๆๅฟซ้ๅพฉ็ผใ
โๆไบไบบๅจๅ้ๅงๅ่ฅๆ๏ผๅฏไฝ็จๆฏ็ๆๆดๆฉๅบ็พใ
้ๅพๅธธ่ฆ๏ผ่ฅ็ฉ้่ฆๆ้็ดฏ็ฉๆ่ฝ็ผๆฎไฝ็จใโYou might feel worse before you feel better.โ
ๅคงๅฎถไนๅไบซไบ่ชๅทฑ็ๆ่ฅๅฐๆๅทง๏ผ
1. ็จ่ฅ็ๅ่ฅ
2. ๆๆๆๅ
3. ๅฎถไบบๆ้
4. ่จญๅฎ้ฌง้
้ๅธธๆ่ฌๅ ฉไฝ่ฌๅธซDr. HobsonๅBHWC็่ญท็ๅธซ็ฒพๅฟๆบๅ๏ผไน็นๅฅๆ่ฌ็ ง้กง่ ้กๆๆฝ็ฉบๅ่๏ผๆญคๅคไนๆ้็ ง้กง่ ๏ผ็ ง้กงไปไบบไนไธ่ฆๅฟ่จ็ ง้กง่ชๅทฑ๏ผๆไปๅ็ๆฏๆ๏ผๆฏๆฃ่ ๅพฉๅๆ้่ฆ็ๅ้ใ
่ก็้จไน่ฒผๅฟๆบๅไบ่ก็ๅ ๏ผ่ก็็ดใ็่ใ่ฅ็็ญๆธ ๆฝ็จๅ๏ผไปฅๅ้ฃ็ฉ่ฃ็ตฆ๏ผ้บต็ฒใ็ณใ้นฝใๆฒน็ญ๏ผ๏ผๅธๆ่ฎๅๆก่ๅฎถๅฑฌๅจ็ฏๆฅๅๅคๆๅๅฐๆปฟๆปฟ็็ฅ็ฆใ
ๆๅพ๏ผๆๅไธ่ตท็ฉไบDomino๏ผๅค็ฑณ่ซพ้ชจ็๏ผๅSnakes and Ladders๏ผ่ๆขฏๆฃ๏ผ๏ผ่ฎๅๆกๅจๆก้ไธญ็ทด็ฟไบๅใๆ้จๅไฝใ้่ผฏๆ่๏ผๅบฆ้ๆบซๆๅๆๆ็พฉ็ไธๅคฉ๏ผ่้ๅๆก้ฑ็ง๏ผ็ ง็ๅฐฑไธๆพไธไพไบ๏ผไฝ็พๅ ด็็้ๅธธๆญกๆจ๏ผ๏ผ
TaiwanICDFใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใไนๆๆ็บๅจ้ซ็ๅ็คพๅ็ซฏๆไพๆฏๆ๏ผๅจๅฐๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ข็ๆๅฐไธ๏ผ้ชไผดๅ ๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ่ตฐๅๆดๅฎๅใไนๆด่ฒผ่ฟ้่ฆ็ไบบใ
๐ ็ฅๅคงๅฎถ็ฏๆฅๅๅคๅนณๅฎใๆบซๆ๏ผๆๅพ ๅจๅพฉๅ็่ทฏไธ่ๅคงๅฎถๅ่กใ
2025/12/08
2025/12/08
Strengthening School Mental Health Literacy Togetherย
Strengthening School Mental Health Literacy Togetherย
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ณ Strengthening School Mental Health Literacy Together ๐
Last week in Nevis, the Mental Health Project in collaboration with the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (BHWC) in Nevis, hosted the School Mental Health Literacy Training Workshop.......
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ณ Strengthening School Mental Health Literacy Together ๐
Last week in Nevis, the Mental Health Project in collaboration with the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (BHWC) in Nevis, hosted the School Mental Health Literacy Training Workshop ๐.
The workshop brought together deputy principals, guidance counselors and education officers to enhance understanding and support for children and adolescentsโ mental health through professional exchange and case-based discussions.
About 30 minutes into the session, an unexpected situation occurred: the classroom suddenly current goneโ ๏ธ. Air conditioning and projector stopped functioning, yet the training continued, and discussions remained lively, with participants actively asking questions and sharing experiences. The session was completed smoothly even without electricity, reflecting how dedicated the participants were. ๐ย
The training focused on several common psychological and behavioral challenges seen during the school-age years. BHWC manager, Mr. Mc Millan Cuffy introduced topics including ADHD and Depressive Disorders. And followed by a session led by the counselor of Counseling Unit, Ms. Ivorcia Browne on Conduct Disorder, encouraging participants to consider the developmental and environmental factors underlying studentsโ behaviors.
The training also highlighted differences between how children and adults express emotions and emphasized that cultural sensitivity is essential when understanding student behavior.
During the exchange of cases and experiences, one counselor shared an experience supporting a child who was struggling with suicidal ideation, which deeply resonated with participants. As more stories were shared, a key message gradually emerged:
โก๏ธ Behind every childโs behavior, there is an emotion. Behind every emotion, there is a story.โจ
ย ๐โโ๏ธWe extend our sincere appreciation to all presenters and participants as we continue working together to strengthen support for school mental health and move toward a more understanding, inclusive, and stigma-free educational environment.
โจThe Mental Health Project will continue supporting local professionals through additional training and on-site exchanges to further strengthen mental health services. ๐ซ๐
๐ฟใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่จ็ซๆทฑ่ๆ กๅ๏ผSchool Mental Health Literacy Workshopใ๐ซ
ไธ้ฑๅจๅฐผๅณถ๏ผๅๅๆๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซๅๅๅ ๅBHWC่ก็บๅฅๅบทไธญๅฟ๏ผๅ ฑๅ่พฆ็ใๆ กๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท็ด ้คๅน่จๅทฅไฝๅ๐ใใๆฌๆฌก่ชฒ็จ้่ซๅฏๆ ก้ทใ่ผๅฐ่ๅธซ็ญไธๅๅ่๏ผ้้ๅฐๆฅญไบคๆต่ๆกไพ่จ่ซ๏ผๆจ็ฌฌไธๆฌกๅจไปๅนดไธๆ่่พฆ่ชฒ็จๅพ๏ผ้ๆฌก่ชฒ็จๆๆดๅคๆ่ฒ่ ๅ้ฟใ
ๆฒๆณๅฐ่ชฒ็จ้ฒ่กๅๅฐๆๅทฆๅณ๏ผๆๅฎค็ช็ถๅ้ปไบ!็ฉบ่ชฟ็ๅ ๅๆๅฝฑ่จญๅๅฎๅ จๅๆญข้ไฝ๏ผ่ชฒ็จๅจๆถ็ฑ่ๆๆไธญๆ็บ้ฒ่ก๏ผไฝ่จ่ซ็็ฑๅบฆ็ตฒๆฏซๆชๆธ๏ผ่ๆ่ ๅไปๅฐๆณจ่่ฝใ่ธด่บๆๅ่ๅไบซ๏ผ่ฎ่ชฒ็จ้ ๅฉๅฎๆใ๐
ๆฌๆฌก่จ็ทดๅ งๅฎน่็ฆๆผๅค้ ๅญธ้ฝก้ๆฎตๅธธ่ฆ็ๅฟ็่่ก็บๅฐๆพ๏ผ็ฑBHWCไธป็ฎกไนๆฏๆฌ่จ็ซ็จฎๅญๆๅธซMc Millan Cuffyไป็ดนๆณจๆๅไธ่ถณ้ๅ็ใๆ้ฌฑ็๏ผ้จๅพ็ฑ่ซฎๅๅฟ็ๅธซIvorcia Browne ไธป่ฌ่ก็บ่ฆ็ฏ้็ค(Conduct Disorder)๏ผๅผๅฐ่ๆ่ ้ฒไธๆญฅๆ่ๅญฉๅญๅ่ก็บ่กจ็พ่ๅพๅฏ่ฝ้ฑๅซ็่็ตกใ
่ชฒ็จไธญไนๆฏ่ผๅญฉ็ซฅ่ๆไบบๅจๆ ็ท่กจ้ไธ็ๅทฎ็ฐ๏ผๅๆ่ฌๅธซไนๆ้๏ผๅจๆๅๅคๅ ไธๅ ท็งปๆฐ่ๆฏ็่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏ๏ผ็่งฃๅญธ็่ก็บๆๆด้ๅ ทๅๆๅๆๆๅบฆใ
ๅจไธๅๅไธๅๆกไพ็ๅไบซ่่จ่ซไธญ๏ผไธๅ่ผๅฐไบบๅกๆๅ่ชๅทฑๆพ้ชไผดไธๅๅ ท่ชๆฎบๆๅฟต็ๅญฉๅญ๏ผ่งธๅ็พๅ ด่จฑๅค่ๆ่ ๏ผ้จ่ๆดๅคๆ ไบๅไบซ๏ผ็พๅ ด้ๆผธๅ่่ตทไธ้ ๅ ฑ่ญ๏ผ
โก๏ธๆฏๅๅญฉๅญ็่ก็บ่ๅพ๏ผ้ฝๆไธๅๆ ็ท๏ผ่ๆฏๅๆ ็ท่ๅพ๏ผ้ฝๆไธๆฎตๆ ไบใโจ
ๆดๅ ด่ชฒ็จไธญ๏ผ่ฌๅธซCuffyๆ็บ้ผๅตๆๅ๏ผ็้ ๅฎๅ จไธๆฏๆ็ๅฐ่ฉฑ็ฉบ้๏ผไฝฟ่ๆ่ ่ฝๅฆ็ถ่จ่ซๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท็ธ้่ญฐ้ก๏ผไธฆๅจไบคๆตไธญๅฝผๆญคๆฏๆ่ๅญธ็ฟใๆ่ฌๆๆ่ฌๅธซ่ๅ่่ ็ๆๅ ฅ๏ผ่ฎๆๅๆ็บ็บๆ กๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅปบ็ซๆด็ฉฉๅบ็ๆฏๆ็ถฒ็ตก๏ผๆๅๆด็่งฃใๆดๅ ๅฎนใไธ็กๆฑกๅ็ๆ่ฒ็ฐๅข้้ฒใ
ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่จ็ซๅพ็บไนๅฐ้้ๆดๅคๅน่จ่ๅฏฆๅฐไบคๆต๏ผๆ็บ้ชไผดๅ ๅๅผทๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ๐ซ๐
TaiwanICDF่ฒกๅๆณไบบๅ้ๅไฝ็ผๅฑๅบ้ๆ
2025/11/29
2025/11/29
Workplaces screening highlights!
Workplaces screening highlights!
Everyone deserves care, and workplaces do too!
In these two months, Taiwan-SKN Mental Health Project led by Manager Ivy Shih visited two very different corners of Saint Kitts and Nevis.......
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ณย Everyone deserves care, and workplaces do too! โ๏ธ
In these two months, Taiwan-SKN Mental Health Project led by Manager Ivy Shih visited two very different corners of Saint Kitts and Nevis:
๐บCarib Brewery: a major Caribbean beverage brand with its factory right here in Saint Kitts
๐๏ธPark Hyatt St. Kitts: a beachfront luxury resort with infinity pools and ocean views
๐ฉบ On-site health + mental health check-in
Both companies arranged screening days so staff could join right at work. โจWe offered blood pressure checks, glucose tests, BMI, stress thermometer, nutrition tips, breast exam, and HIV testing.ย
๐บ Carib Brewery vibes
We set up our tables right where staff could swing by easily. Carib surprised us with a fun treat: โPick any drink you like!โ It was a thoughtful gesture that kept our team refreshed throughout the day.
๐ Park Hyatt moments
At Park Hyatt, our screening area was set up just a few steps from the buffet โ a completely new experience for our team. For hotel staff working long hours and rotating shifts, having on-site health screenings made self-care feel much more accessible.
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ณ What the ICDF Mental Health Project is trying to do
Together with the Ministry of Health, we add a simple stress questionnaire to workplace screenings.
In just a few minutes, participants can:
๐ See their stress level
๐ Talk with our team about what the score means
๐ Get guidance or referrals if needed
For many, especially first-time participants, itโs their first step toward understanding their well-being.โจ
TaiwanICDF่ฒกๅๆณไบบๅ้ๅไฝ็ผๅฑๅบ้ๆย
Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevisย
๐ฟใๅฟ็่จ็ซ่ตฐ้ฒๅ ๅ็ขๆฅญ๏ผCarib Brewery & Park Hyattใโ๏ธ
่ฟๆ๏ผๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่จ็ซ่ๅ ๅ่ก็้จ็ๅฅๆชขๅ้ไธ่ตท๏ผๅฐ่จช่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅ ฉๅ็ถๅฐ็้่ฆ็ขๆฅญ้ฒ่กไปปๅ๏ผ
๐บ ้ฃฒๆๅ ฌๅธCarib Brewery๏ผๅ ๅๆฏๆตท็ฅๅ้ฃฒๆๅ็๏ผไปฃ่กจๆง็ๆCarib็ณปๅๅค้ ๅๅ็จฎ็ก้ ็ฒพ้ฃฒๆ๏ผไธ้ฃฒ่ไธ่ฎไบบ็ซๅปๆๅๅ ๅๆฏๆตท้ขจๆ ใ
๐๏ธ ้ ็ด้ฃฏๅบPark Hyatt St. Kitts๏ผ้ ็ดๆตทๆฏๅบฆๅ้ฃฏๅบ๏ผๅฏไปฅๅจๆฒ็ไธใ้่ๅฅ็พ ๆฏๆตทๅณฝ็บๆๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๅณฐ๏ผ
้้ๅฅๅบทๆๅ่ตฐ้ฒๅทฅไฝ็พๅ ด๏ผไน่ฎๆๅๆด่ฒผ่ฟๅ ๅๅคๅ ็็ขๆฅญๆจฃ่ฒใ
๐ฉบ ่กๅๅฅๆชข๏ผๅฟ็ๅฃๅ็ฏฉๆชข
ๅจๅ ฉๅฎถๅ ฌๅธๅฎๆ็ไธ๏ผ่จ็ซๅ้ๅจใๅฅๆชขๆฅใ้ฒ่ก็ฏฉๆชขๅ่กๆ๏ผๅกๅทฅๅๅฏไปฅๅจไธ็ญ้ไธญใไผๆฏๆ้ๅฐฑ่ฟๅๅ ๏ผไธ็จๅ็นๅฅ่ซๅ่ท้ซ้ขไบ่งฃ่ชๅทฑ็่บซ้ซ็ๆณ๏ผ็ฏฉๆชขๆไพ่กๅฃใ่ก็ณใBMI๏ผๅฐๅฟๆ ๆบซๅบฆ่จใ็้ค่กๆใไนณๆฟๆชขๆฅๅHIV็ญ้ ็ฎใ
ไธ็ญ็ฉบๆช๏ผๆไบบ็ฉฟ่ๅถๆๅๅ่ตฐไพ๏ผไนๆไบบ็ฌฌไธๆฌกๅ็ฏฉๆชขๅฟไธไฝๆ้ป็ทๅผต๏ผไฝๅคง้จๅ็ไบบ้ฝ้กๆๅไธไพ๏ผ่ฑๅนพๅ้ไบ่งฃ่ชๅทฑ็็ๆ ใ
๐บ Carib Brewery
่ตฐ้ฒCaribๅทฅๅป ๏ผๆ ๅ ฅ็ผ็ฐพ็ๆฏไบฎๆถๆถ็้้ ๆงฝใๅฟซ้้่ฝ็่ผธ้ๅธถ๏ผ้ๆๅ ๅพๅๅฐๅฑฑ็้ฃฒๆ็ฎฑ๏ผๆๅๅคงๆจๅคใๅกๅทฅๅ็ทๆ่จญ็ฝฎ็ฏฉๆชข็ซ๏ผ่ฎๅกๅทฅๅ่ตฐ้่ทฏ้ไธ่ฆ้ฏ้ใ
็ตๆๅพ๏ผCarib้ๆๅพ ๆๅ๏ผใๆณๅไป้บผ่ชๅทฑๆฟ๏ผใ่ฎ็ฏฉๆชขๅ้้ซ้ฉไบๅทฅๅป ็ขๅฐ้ๅฎ็ใ้ฃฒๆ่ช็ฑใ๐บ๐ง๐ฅค
๐ Park Hyatt
ๅฐ้ทๆ้่ผช็ญใๆๅๅฏๅบฆ้ซ็้ฃฏๅบๅกๅทฅไพ่ชช๏ผ่ฝๅจ็ๆ็ๅทฅไฝๅ ดๅๅฐฑๅฎๆๅฅๆชข๏ผ็ ง้กง่ชๅทฑ่ฎๅพๅฎนๆๅพๅคใ
ๅจPark Hyatt๏ผ้ฃฏๅบๅนซๆๅๅฎๆๅจๅ ฉ้ๅฎดๅฎขๅปณ้ฒ่กๅฅๆชขไปปๅ๏ผ็ฑๆผๆชขๆธฌ้ ็ฎไธญไนๆไนณๆฟๆๅฝฑ็้ ็ฎ๏ผๅจๅ้ๅ้ฃฏๅบๅทฅไฝไบบๅก็่ ฆๅๆฟ็ชไธ๏ผ็จๅธๅนๅ่ขๅนๆถๅๆ็ฐกๆๅฑ้ขจ๏ผไฟ้ๅฅๆชข่ ๅ็้ฑ็งใ
๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ณ ๅๅๆๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่จ็ซ็็ฎ็
ๆๅ่ๅ ๅ่ก็้จๅไฝ๏ผๆ็ฐกๅฎ็ใๅฟ็ๅฃๅ็ฏฉๆชข้่กจใๆพ้ฒๅๅท๏ผๆ็บๆจๅ็ฏฉๆชข่ตฐ้ฒๆดๅคๅ ดๅใ้้็ญ็ญๅนพๅ้๏ผๅคงๅฎถๅฐฑ่ฝ๏ผ
๐่ฉไผฐๆฅๅธธ็ๆดป็ฟๆ ฃ
๐ไบ่งฃ่ชๅทฑ็ๅฟๆ ็ๆ
๐ๅจ้่ฆๆ็ฒๅพ่ฝไป่ๅพ็บๅๅฉ
ๅฐๅพๅค็ฌฌไธๆฌกๆฅ่งธๅฟ็็ฏฉๆชข็ๆฐ็พไพ่ชช๏ผ้ๆ็บไบๅคงๅฎถ้ๅง่ช่ญ่ชๅทฑ็ๅฅๆฉใ
ๆๅๆๅพ ้้ๆ็บ็็ฏฉๆชขใ่กๆ่่ฝไป๏ผ่ฎๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่ฎๆๆฏๅ็คพๅ้ฝ่ฝๅๅพ็่ณๆบ๏ผไธฆ้ๆญฅๆ้ ๆดๅฎๆด็ๅจๅฐๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ็ถฒ็ตกใโจ
2025/11/07
2025/11/07
Donation ceremony at JNF Hospital
Donation ceremony at JNF Hospital
On November 5 Wednesday, Ambassador Edward Lin-Wen Tao and Third Secretary Ping Yu Feng attended a donation ceremony at JNF Hospital, where Ambassador Tao presented occupational therapy equipment and supplies to Mr. Curtis Martin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevis.......
Step by Step, Towards Recovery๐ฟ
On November 5 Wednesday, Ambassador Edward Lin-Wen Tao and Third Secretary Ping Yu Feng attended a donation ceremony at JNF Hospital, where Ambassador Tao presented occupational therapy equipment and supplies to Mr. Curtis Martin, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevis.๐ฟ
The donated itemsโincluding craft and baking supplies, an oven, washing machine, and microwaveโwill support patients in the psychiatric ward to rebuild daily living skills. An exercise bike and treadmill will be installed at the Day Treatment Center, promoting safe indoor physical activity as part of recovery.
This donation is facilitated by Project Manager Ms. Ivy Shih, under the "Mental Health System Enhancement Project" by the Taiwan Technical Mission of TaiwanICDF่ฒกๅๆณไบบๅ้ๅไฝ็ผๅฑๅบ้ๆ, emphasizing that mental health care goes beyond medication to empower patients to regain independence and dignity.
๐Dr. Morton, Director of Health Institutions, said: โThe new occupational therapy center allows staff to offer more diverse therapies, benefiting both caregivers and patients.โ
๐Ambassador Tao added: โThese donations help patients restore daily functions, self-care, and dignity. Taiwan is proud to be a reliable partner in strengthening public health.โ
๐Permanent Secretary Martin noted: โThis is more than a giftโitโs an investment in the dignity and recovery of our people, reflecting the long-standing friendship between Taiwan and Saint Kitts and Nevis.โ
After the ceremony, participants visited the newly refurbished occupational therapy room, where colorful craft materials and baking tools await patients, marking a hopeful step toward a more active, confident life.
๐ฟOur heartfelt thanks to all partners and healthcare teams for helping patients take one more step on their recovery journey.
ไธๆญฅไธๆญฅ๏ผ้ๅๅบทๅพฉไน่ทฏ
11ๆ5ๆฅ๏ผ ้ถไปคๆๅคงไฝฟ่้ฆฎๆฑๅฑ็งๆธๅๅ ๅ ๅJNF็ธฝ้ซ้ข่ท่ฝๆฒป็็ฉ่ณๆ่ดๅ ธ็ฆฎ๏ผ็ฑ้ถๅคงไฝฟๅฐ่ท่ฝๆฒป็่จญๅ่็ฉ่ณ้ไบคๅ ๅ่ก็้จๆฌก้ทCurtis Martinใ
้ๆนๆ่ดๅ ๆฌๆๅทฅ่่็็็จๅใ็ค็ใๆด่กฃๆฉใๅพฎๆณข็็ญ๏ผๅฐๅๅฉ็ฒพ็ฅ็งๆฃ่ ้ๅปบ็ๆดปๆ่ฝ๏ผๅฎคๅ ง่ ณ่ธ่ป่่ทๆญฅๆฉๅฐ่จญ็ฝฎๆผๆฅ้็ ง่ญทไธญๅฟ๏ผ่ฎๆฃ่ ๅฎๅ จๅฐ้ฒ่กๅฎคๅ ง้ๅ๏ผๅๅฉๅบทๅพฉใ
ๆฌๆฌกๆ่ด็ฑๅฐ็ฃ้งๅ ๅๆ่กๅใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใ็ถ็็ณๅฎถ่ฏๆจๅ๏ผ็ผๅณ้ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆฒป็ไธๆฏๅช่ฝไปฐ่ณด่ฅ็ฉ๏ผไน่ฝๅนซๅฉๆฃ่ ้ๆพๅฐๅด่็ๆดป่ฝๅใ
JNF้ซ้ข้ข้ทDr. Morton่กจ็คบ๏ผใๆฐ็่ท่ฝๆฒป็ไธญๅฟ่ฎ้ซ่ญทๅ้่ฝๆไพๆดๅคๅ ๆฒป็๏ผๆฃ่ ่็ ง่ญท่ ็ๅ็ใใ
้ถๅคงไฝฟ่ฃๅ ๏ผใ้ไบๆ่ดๅนซๅฉๆฃ่ ๆขๅพฉๆฅๅธธ็ๆดป่ช็่ๅฐๅดใๅฐ็ฃๅพๆฆฎๅนธๆ็บๅ ๅๅ ฌๅ ฑ่ก็็ๅฏ้ ๅคฅไผดใใ
่ก็้จๆฌก้ทCurtis Martinๆๅบ๏ผใ้ไธๅฎๆฏ่จญๅ่ด่๏ผๆดๆฏๅฐๅ ๅไบบๆฐๅฐๅด่่บซๅฟๅบทๅพฉ็ๆ่ณ๏ผๅฑ็พๅฐ็ฃ่่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏ้ทไน ้ฆ่ชผใใ
ๅ ธ็ฆฎๅพ๏ผ่ๆ่ ๅ่งๆฐ่ฃไฟฎ็่ท่ฝๆฒป็ๅฎค๏ผๅฝฉ่ฒๆๅทฅ่่็็ๅทฅๅ ทๆด้ฝๆบๆพ๏ผๆฃ่ ๆๅพ ๅ่ๅพฉๅฅๆดปๅ๏ผ้ๅๆดๆๆดปๅใ่ชไฟก็็ๆดปใ
๐ๆ่ฌๆๆๅคฅไผด่้ซ็ๅ้๏ผๅนซๅฉๆฏไฝๆฃ่ ๅจๅบทๅพฉไน่ทฏไธๅๆข้้ฒใ๐
2025/10/31
2025/10/31
Energizing Minds and Hearts with Our Elders! ๐ฟ
Energizing Minds and Hearts with Our Elders! ๐ฟ
In celebration of Elderly Month and Mental Health Month, the TaiwanICDF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Mental Health Team, hosted an Elderly Mental Support Activity on October 29, welcoming 11 enthusiastic participants for a day full of laughter, interaction, and meaningful engagement.......
๐ฟ October: Energizing Minds and Hearts with Our Elders! ๐ฟ
In celebration of Elderly Month and Mental Health Month, the TaiwanICDF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health Mental Health Team, hosted an Elderly Mental Support Activity on October 29, welcoming 11 enthusiastic participants for a day full of laughter, interaction, and meaningful engagement๐๐
โจ Activity Highlights
๐ง Mental Health Talk: Provided by Counselor Ms. Nadia Rawlins from the National Counseling Center, exploring loneliness and learning to connect with oneself
๐ฒ Table Games: Elders fully immersed in games, enjoying every moment
๐ท Saxophone Performance: Beautiful melodies creating a soothing, uplifting atmosphere
๐ฆถ Foot Care Session: Enjoying professional care from the team, nurturing from soul to sole
๐ฌ Our goal was to help elders take a break from daily worries, enjoy a relaxing and joyful day, and feel the energy and positivity all around!
We sincerely thank all staff from the Mental Health Team โ Nurse Manager Seana Cuffy and Nurse Natasha Mitchum, Dr. Victoria Gomez Sanchez from the Ministry of Health, the National Counseling Center, and Soul 2 Sole Cosmetology Academy for their dedication, as well as all the elders who participated๐
The eldersโ smiles are our greatest rewardโค๏ธ
๐ฟ ๅๆ๏ผ้ช้ท่ ไธ่ตทๆดปๅๆปฟๆปฟ๏ผ ๐ฟ
ๅฐ็ฃๆ้้ฝ็ฏ๏ผๅ ๅไนๆ้ท่ ๆ๏ผๅจๅๆ้ๅ็นๅฅ็ๆฅๅญ๏ผๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซ่่ก็้จๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅ้ๆผ10ๆ29ๆฅๅ ฑๅ่่พฆไบ้ท่ ๅฟ็ๆฏๆๆดปๅ๏ผ้่ซ11ไฝ็ฑๆ ๅ่็้ท่ ๏ผๅบฆ้ๅ ๆปฟ็ฌ่ฒใไบๅ่ๆๆ็พฉ็็พๅฅฝไธๅคฉ๐๐
โจ ๆดปๅไบฎ้ป
๐ง ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่ฌๅบงโ็ฑ National Counseling Center ็่ซฎๅๅธซ Nadia Rawlins ไธป่ฌ๏ผๆข่จๅญคๅฎๆๅๅญธ็ฟ่่ชๅทฑ้ฃ็ต็ๆนๆณ
๐ฒ ๆกไธ้ๆฒโ้ท่ ๅ จๅฟๆๅ ฅ๏ผไบซๅๆฏไธๅป็ๆญกๆจ
๐ท ่ฉๅ ๆฏ้ขจๆผๅฅโๅช็พๆๅพๆซๆ ฐๅฟ้๏ผ็้ ่็ทฉๅๆๆ ็ๆฐๅ
๐ฆถ ่ถณ้จ็ ง่ญทโๅฐๆฅญๅ้ๆไพๅต่ญท๏ผๅพๅฟๅฐ่ ณๅฎๆด็ ง้กง
๐ฌ ๆๅ็็ฎๆจๆฏๅนซๅฉ้ท่ ๆซๆๆพไธ็ๆดป็ ฉๆ๏ผไบซๅ่บซๅฟ้ๆพ้ฌใๅ ๆปฟๆดปๅ็ไธๅคฉ๏ผ
ๆ่ฌ่ก็้จๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅ้Seana CuffyใNatasha Mitchum่Dr. Victoria Gomez Sanchezใๅๅฎถ่ซฎๅไธญๅฟๅSoul 2 Sole Cosmetology Academy็็จๅฟไปๅบ๏ผไปฅๅๆๆๅ่็้ท่ ๐
้ท่ ็็ฌๅฎน๏ผๆฏๆๅๆๅคง็ๅๅโค๏ธ
2025/10/18
2025/10/18
De-stigmatization Starts with Understanding and Care
De-stigmatization Starts with Understanding and Care
Taiwan Technical Mission, in cooperation with the local medical community,ย held the โMental Health De-stigmatization Workshop.โ A total of 26 public service professionals, including doctors, nurses, counselors, EMTs, prison officers, and gender affairs representatives, participated in discussion, hoping to bring mental health de-stigmatization into diverse public service fields across the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis......
De-stigmatization Starts with Understanding and Care ๐
๐น๐ผ Taiwan Technical Mission, in cooperation with the local medical community,ย held the โMental Health De-stigmatization Workshop.โ A total of 26 public service professionals, including doctors, nurses, counselors, EMTs, prison officers, and gender affairs representatives, participated in discussion, hoping to bring mental health de-stigmatization into diverse public service fields across the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Mr. Curtis Martin, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevis, highlighted that removing the stigma of mental illness is not only about system reform but also about compassion and care for people and society. He thanked the government of Taiwan for supporting the mental health system, noting that this partnership is a transformational investment capable of changing society. He also reminded everyone that in our busy lives, we must care for ourselves before caring for others.
The workshop was organized by Ms. Ivy Shih from the Taiwan Technical Mission, and hosted by Ms. Seana Cuffy, Nursing manager of Mental health, with Mr. McMillan Cuffy, Conselor and Manager of BHWC, as speaker. Both are project coordinators of the Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project. We thank them for their dedication and guidance.
During an ice-breaking activity, counselor Zahra led reflections: are you flourishing or struggling at work and life? Many shared challenges of lacking support and being stressed. The short activity helped participants realize they are not alone, and there are resources to set healthy boundaries.
Mental health can be a thin line between wellness and unwellness. Starting with ourselves, we can create environments where people feel safe to discuss their feelingsโthis is the start of de-stigmatization ๐
๐ Next workshop will focus on hospital healthcare staff. Stay tuned ๐ฑ
#MentalHealthMatters #DeStigmatization #TaiwanICDF #MinistryofHealth
ๆฌ้ฑ่่พฆ็ใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅปๆฑกๅๅ่จ็ทด็ญใๅ ฑๆ 26 ไฝ่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๅ ฌๅ ฑๆๅไบบๅกๅๅ ๏ผๅ ๆฌ้ซๅธซใ่ญท็ๅธซใ่ซฎๅๅธซใEMTใ็ฃ็ๅฎๅๆงๅฅไบๅ้จ้ไปฃ่กจ๏ผ่ฎๅปๆฑกๅๅ็ๅฟต่ตฐ้ฒๆดๅคๅ ฌๅ ฑๆๅ้ ๅใ
ๅ ๅ่ก็้จๆฌก้ท Mr. Curtis Martin ๅจ่ด่ฉๆๅผท่ชฟ๏ผๅป้ค็ฒพ็ฅ็พ็ ็ๆฑกๅไธๅชๆฏๅถๅบฆๆน้ฉ๏ผๆดๆฏๅฐไบบ่็คพๆ็้ๆทใไปๆ่ฌ่บ็ฃๆฟๅบๅฐๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท้ซ็ณป็ๆฏๆ๏ผๆๅบ้้ ๅไฝๆฏ่ฝๆน่ฎ็คพๆ็่ฝๅๆงๆ่ณใไปไนๆ้ๅคงๅฎถ๏ผ็พไปฃไบบๅฟๆผ็ๅญ่ๅฟไบ็ๆดป๏ผ็ ง้กงไปไบบๅ๏ผไน่ฆๅญธๆ็ ง้กง่ชๅทฑใ ใ้ไธๅชๆฏๅนๅ๏ผ่ๆฏๅปบ็ซๅ็่ๆ ๆฒ๏ผๆ้ ไธๅ็่ฆไบบใ่ฝ่ฆไบบใ้กๆ้ชไผดไบบ่ตฐ้็่ฆ็็ณป็ตฑใใ
ๆดปๅ็ฑๅๅๆ้ง่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๆ่กๅ็ถ็็ณๅฎถ่ฏ็ฑ่พฆ๏ผๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท็ ง่ญทไธปไปปSeana Cuffyไธปๆ๏ผBHWCๅฅๅบทไธญๅฟ่ซฎๅๅธซMcMillan Cuffyไธป่ฌ๏ผไปๅ็็บใMental Health Service System Enhancement Projectใ่จ็ซๅ่ชฟไบบ๏ผๆ่ฌไปๅ็็ฑๆ ๆๅ ฅ่็ฒพๅฝฉๅผๅฐใ
็ ดๅฐๆดปๅไธญ๏ผ่ซฎๅๅธซ Zahra ๅธถ้ ๅคงๅฎถๅๆ๏ผๅจ็ๆดป่ๅทฅไฝไธญ๏ผไฝ ๆฏ flourishing ้ๆฏ struggling๏ผ่จฑๅคๅ่่ ๅไบซ็ผบไนๅฟ็ๆฏๆใ่ขซๅฃๅๅ ๅ๏ผ็ญ็ญๆดปๅๅป่ฎๅคงๅฎถ็ฅ้่ชๅทฑไธฆไธๅญคๅฎ๏ผไนๆ่ณๆบๅๆนๆณ่จญ็ซๅฅๅบท็็ทใ
ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่ไธๅฅๅบทๅพๅพๅชๆฏไธ็ทไน้ใๅพ่ช่บซๅ่ตท๏ผๅต้ ่ฝ่ซ่ซๅฟ็็ๆ ใๅๆผ่กจ้ๆ ็ท็็ฐๅข๏ผๅฐฑๆฏๅปๆฑกๅๅ็่ตท้ป ๐
๐ ไธไธๅ ดๅฐ้ๅฐ้ซ้ข้ซ่ญทไบบๅก่่พฆ๏ผๆฌ่ซๆๅพ ๐ฑ
2025/09/29
2025/09/29
Taiwan works with St. Kitts and Nevis to upgrade local healthcare capacity!
Taiwan works with St. Kitts and Nevis to upgrade local healthcare capacity!
Did you know? Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder worldwide, affecting 359 million people in 2021 according to the WHO.
Taiwan Technical Mission Project Manager Ivy Shih of the Taiwan Technical Mission recently hosted an anxiety training sessionโone of four key modules ......
โจ Taiwan works with St. Kitts and Nevis to upgrade local healthcare capacity! โจ
Did you know? ๐ฒ Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder worldwide, affecting 359 million people in 2021 according to the WHO.
Taiwan Technical Mission Project Manager Ivy Shih of the Taiwan Technical Mission recently hosted an anxiety training sessionโone of four key modules under the Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project (schizophrenia, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression).
16 healthcare professionals from both islands participated, and their post-training scores improved significantly after an intensive 3-hour session! The curriculum was designed by seed trainers who completed 5 weeks of intensive training in Taiwan. Participants said the course was practical, engaging, and closely matched real clinical and community casesโhelping them understand anxiety beyond medication, with multiple treatment options for patients.
โจใๅๅๆๅๅฉๅ ๅ้ซ่ญทไบบๅกๅฐๆฅญๅ็ดไธญใโจ
ไฝ ็ฅ้ๅ๏ผ๐ฒ ็ฆๆ ฎ็ๆฏๅ จ็ๆๅธธ่ฆ็ๅฟ็็พ็ ๏ผๆ นๆWHO่ณๆ๏ผ2021 ๅนดๆ้ซ้ 3.59 ๅไบบๅๅๅฐๆพ๏ผ
็นผ7ๆ17ๆฅ็ฌฌไธๅ ด็ฒพ็ฅๅ่ฃ็่จ็ทด็ญไนๅพ๏ผ9ๆ25ๆฅ TaiwanICDF่ฒกๅๆณไบบๅ้ๅไฝ็ผๅฑๅบ้ๆย ้งๅ ๅๆ่กๅ่จ็ซ็ถ็็ณๅฎถ่ฏ่่พฆไบ็ฆๆ ฎ็่จ็ทด็ญ๏ผๆฌๆฌกๅ ฑๆๅ ๅฐผๅ ฉๅณถ16ๅ้ซ่ญทไบบๅกๅ่่จ็ทด๏ผๅจ3ๅๅฐๆ็ๅฏ้่จ็ทดไธ๏ผไปๅ็ๅพๆธฌ้ฉๅๆธๅคงๅน ๆๅ!
้ๆนๆๆๆฏ็ฑๆพๅจๅฐ็ฃๅ้ 5 ้ฑๅฏ้่จ็ทด็็จฎๅญ่ฌๅธซ่จญ่จ๏ผๅ่จไบบๅกๅ้ฅ่ชช่ชฒ็จ็ฒพๅฏฆๆ่ถฃ๏ผไนๅๅๅผๆ่จๅบๆ็คพๅๅธธ่ฆ็ๆกไพ๏ผ่ฎไปๅๅฐ็ฆๆ ฎ็ๆๆดๆทฑๅ ฅ็ไบ่งฃ๏ผๅจ่ฅ็ฉไปฅๅค๏ผไน้ๆ่จฑๅคๆฒป็ๆณๅฏไปฅๅๅฉๆฃ่ ๅบฆ้็ฆๆ ฎ็ใ
ใๅผทๅๅฟ็่ก็้ซ็ณป่จ็ซใ(Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project)ๅ ฑๆๅๅคงไธป่ปธ ๏ผ็ฒพ็ฅๅ่ฃ็ใ็ฆๆ ฎ็ใ่บ้ฌฑ็ใๆ้ฌฑ็๏ผๆฌ่ซๆๅพ ไธไธๆ่จ็ทด!
2025/07/21
2025/07/21
Mental Health Professional Training Workshop
Mental Health Professional Training Workshop
The goal of this training is to strengthen the capacity of local healthcare professionals in identifying and managing mental health conditionsโso patients can receive timely care.....
๐ง ใๅผทๅ็คพๅ็ฒพ็ฅๅฅๅบทๅฐๆฅญ๏ฝMental Health Professional Training Workshopใ๐ฉบ
ๆๅ้ ๅฉๅฎๆ็ฌฌไธๅ ด็ฒพ็ฅๅฅๅบทๅฐๆฅญไบบๅก่จ็ทดๅทฅไฝๅ๏ผไธป้ก่็ฆๅจๆ่ฆบๅคฑ่ชฟ็๏ผSchizophrenia๏ผใ9ๅ้ซๅธซ่่ญท็ไบบๅกๅ่ๆฌๆฌก่จ็ทด๏ผ่ชฒ็จไธญ้คไบ่จๅบ็ฅ่ญๅไบซ๏ผไน้ๅฐๅ ๅ็ถๅ็ฒพ็ฅ้ซ็็็พๆณ้ฒ่กไบๆทฑๅ ฅ่จ่ซใ
๐ The goal of this training is to strengthen the capacity of local healthcare professionals in identifying and managing mental health conditionsโso patients can receive timely care.
๐ฃ๏ธ ่ก็้จๆฌก้ทCurtis Martinๆผ้ๅ ด่ด่ฉไธญๅผท่ชฟ๏ผ
โMental health is a critical national health priority and one of the four foundational pillars of overall wellness, alongside physical health, social health, and spiritual health.โ
ไป่กจ็คบ้ๆฌก่จ็ทด่ฑกๅพตๆฟๅบๅฐ็ฒพ็ฅๅฅๅบท่ญฐ้ก็้ซๅบฆ้่ฆ๏ผไนๆฏๆจๅ็คพๅๆฏๆ็ณป็ตฑ็ไธๅคงๆญฅใ
๐ๆฌๆฌก่ชฒ็จ็ฑไธไฝๆพ่ตด่บๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ขๅ่จ็ๅ ๅ็จฎๅญๆๅธซๆไปป่ฌๅธซ๏ผไปๅๅๅฅๆฏ๏ผ
๐ฉโโ๏ธ Sheron Morris
๐จโโ๏ธ Mc Millan Cuffy
๐ฉโโ๏ธ Natasha Mitchum
ๆฌๆฌก่จ็ทดๅๆไน็ฒๅพไพ่ช่บๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ข็ๅ ฉไฝ็ฒพ็ฅ็ง้ซๅธซDr. Cheng, Chih-MingๅDr. Jeng, Jia-Shyun็ๆฏๆด่ๅปบ่ญฐใ
๐ ๆฌ่จ็ทดๅฑฌๆผไธๅนดๆใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใ็้่ฆไธ็ฐ๏ผ็ฎๆจๅ ๆฌ๏ผโ๏ธ ่จ็ทด30ๅ้ซ่ญทไบบๅกโ๏ธ ๅฎๆ4้ ็ฒพ็ฅ็พ็ ๆ ธๅฟ่ชฒ็จ๏ผSchizophreniaใAnxietyใDepressionใBipolar Disorder๏ผ
๐ฌ This is more than a workshopโitโs an investment in our national wellness.
้้ๆ็บ็่จ็ทด่ๅถๅบฆๅปบ็ซ๏ผๆๅๆญฃๅจไธๆญฅไธๆญฅๆ้ ไธๅๆดๆ้ๆงใๆดๆๆฏๆๅ็็คพๅ้ซ็็ถฒ็ตกใ
๐ไธไธๅ ด่จ็ทด๏ผๆฌ่ซ้ๆณจ๏ผ
2025/07/17
2025/07/17
Health promotion activity was held at the Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
Health promotion activity was held at the Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
On July 16, a special health promotion activity was held at the Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force. The event included two practical and engaging health talks:
-Stress Management
-Financial Management โ to ensure financial issues do not become sources of stress.....
๐ฐ๐ณใๅฅๅบทไธ็ผบๅธญ๏ผ่ปไบบไน้่ฆ่ขซ็ ง้กง๐ซกใ
7ๆ16ๆฅ๏ผๆๅๅจ Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force ่่พฆไบไธๅ ด่บซๅฟๅฅๅบทๆดปๅ๏ผ่ฎๅฎ่ญทๅๅฎถ็่ปไบบๅไน่ฝ็ฒๅพๆๆ็็ ง้กง่ๆฏๆใ
ๆดปๅ้ฆๅ ็ฑๅ ฉๅ ดๅฏฆ็จๅๆๅ ฑ้ณด็ๅฅๅบท่ฌๅบงๆญ้ๅบๅน๏ผ
๐ก ๅฃๅ็ฎก็๏ผStress Management๏ผ
๐ฐ ่ฒกๅ็ฎก็๏ผFinancial Management๏ผโโๅธๆใ่ฒกๅใไธๅๆฏไฝ ๅฃๅ็ไพๆบ๏ผ
็ถๅคฉๅ ฑๆ 62ไฝ่ปไบบๅคฅไผดๅๅ ๏ผไธฆๆ 34ไฝๅฎๆไบๅฅๅบท็ฏฉๆชข๏ผ้ ็ฎๅ ๆฌ๏ผ
โ ่กๅฃ๏ผBlood Pressure๏ผ
โ ่ก็ณ๏ผBlood Glucose๏ผ
โ ๆ ็ทๅฅๅบท้่กจ BSRS (Brief Symptom Rating Scale)
ๅๅ ่ ไธๅ ๆดไบ่งฃ่ช่บซ็ๅฅๅบท็ๆณ๏ผไน็ฒๅพไบๅฏฆ็จ็ๅฅๅบท็ๆดปๅปบ่ญฐใ้้้ๆจฃ็ๆดปๅ๏ผๆๅๅธๆๅพๅบๅฑค้ๅง๏ผๅปบ็ซไธๅๆดๅฅๅบทใๆดๆ้ๆง็้จ้่็คพๅใ
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๐ฌ๐ง On July 16, a special health promotion activity was held at the Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force. The event included two practical and engaging health talks:
๐น Stress Management
๐น Financial Management โ to ensure financial issues do not become sources of stress.
A total of 62 military personnel participated, and 34 of them completed health screenings, including:
๐ฉบ Blood Pressure
๐ฉบ Blood Glucose
Mental Health screening using BSRS (Brief Symptom Rating Scale)
These screenings provided valuable insights into the participants' health and helped promote healthier lifestyle choices. Our military members โ the ones who protect us โ deserve the same level of protection when it comes to their health.
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๐ฌ ๆฌๆฌกๆดปๅไน็นๅฅ้่ซไพ่ชๅฐ็ฃ ่บๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ข ็ๅ ฉไฝ็ฒพ็ฅ็ง้ซๅธซ๏ผ
๐จโโ๏ธ Dr. Cheng, Chih-Ming๏ผ้ญๆบ้้ซๅธซ๏ผ
๐จโโ๏ธ Dr. Jeng, Jia-Shyun๏ผ้ญไฝณๆดต้ซๅธซ๏ผ
ไปๅ็นๅฐไพๅฐ็พๅ ด่ๅฏไธฆ็ตฆไบๅฏถ่ฒดๅปบ่ญฐ๏ผๅๅฉๆๅๅผทๅๅ ๅ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท้ซ็ณป
๐ This activity was also joined by two visiting psychiatrists from Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan โ
Dr. Cheng, Chih-Ming and Dr. Jeng, Jia-Shyun โ both attending psychiatrists.
As part of the Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project, they provided guidance and insight into improving mental health services in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
๐ ๆๅๅฐๆ็บๅจๅ ๅๅๅฐๆจๅๆดๅค็ฏฉๆชข่่กๆๆดปๅ๏ผ่ฎๆฏๅ่ง่ฝ้ฝ่ฝไบซๆๅฅๅบท็ ง้กง็ๆฌๅฉใ
๐ฃ๏ธ More screening and health education events are coming soon โ across the nation โ as we work together toward a healthier future for all.
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โค๏ธ Healthcare for All
๐ง Mental Health Matters
2025/05/22
2025/05/22
Mental Health Is Health โ May 21 Training Recap
Mental Health Is Health โ May 21 Training Recap
What do you say when someoneโs breaking down?
If โcalm downโ comes to mindโyouโre not alone. But we learned thereโs a better way.
On May 21, 30 frontline health workers came together for a game-changing training on mental health screening and supporting people in distress........
๐ง Mental Health Is Health โ May 21 Training Recap
What do you say when someoneโs breaking down?
If โcalm downโ comes to mindโyouโre not alone. But we learned thereโs a better way.
On May 21, 30 frontline health workers came together for a game-changing training on mental health screening and supporting people in distress.
Led by the incredible Michele de la Coudray-Blake, former director of the National Counseling Center, the session wasnโt just about filling out formsโit was about real human connection.
โจ Avoid โcalm downโ
โจ Listenโreally listen
โจ Read the room (verbal + non-verbal cues)
โจ Create a safe spaceโeven through silence
One of the most memorable parts? The role-play exercisesโit was not only fun but spot on to real-life situations. We could hear the laughter as the trainees realized just how easily the phrase โcalm downโ can slip out, and how different approaches can change the conversation.
We also got insights from Noveilia Rawlins-Nwosu and Vera Edwards from the Health Promotion Unit on guiding participants through the screening process with empathy and cultural sensitivity.
๐ก Why does this matter? Because mental health is part of holistic health. And without the leadership and strong support from the Ministry of Health, this work wouldnโt go anywhere. Their commitment is helping shift the cultureโmaking it okay to talk about emotions, stress, and support.
This effort is made possible through collaboration with:
๐ฐ๐ณ Ministry of Health - St. Kitts & Nevis
๐น๐ผ TaiwanICDF่ฒกๅๆณไบบๅ้ๅไฝ็ผๅฑๅบ้ๆ
๐ค National Counseling Center
๐ฅ ่บๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ข Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Together, weโre building a system where no one faces emotional struggles alone.
Letโs keep the conversation going. Letโs normalize it.
๐ง ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅฐฑๆฏๅฅๅบทโโ5ๆ21ๆฅ่จ็ทดๅ้กง
ใๆไบบๆ ็ทๅดฉๆฝฐๆ๏ผไฝ ๆ่ชชไป้บผ๏ผใ
ๅฆๆไฝ ๆ่ชชใๅท้ไธ้ปใ๏ผไฝ ไธฆไธๅญคๅฎโโไฝๆๅๅญธๅฐ๏ผๅ ถๅฏฆๆๆดๅฅฝ็ๆนๅผใ
5ๆ21ๆฅ๏ผ30ไฝ็ฌฌไธ็ทๅฅๅบทๅทฅไฝ่ ้ฝ่ไธๅ ๏ผๅๅ ไธๅ ดๆน่ฎ่งๅฟต็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท่จ็ทด๏ผ็ฑๅๅๅฎถ่ซฎๅไธญๅฟไธปไปป Michele de la Coudray-Blake ๅธถ้ ใๆๅๅญธ็ไธๅชๆฏ่กจๆ ผๅกซๅฏซ๏ผๆดๆฏใไบบ่ไบบไน้็้ฃ็ตใใ
่ฎๆๅ็นผ็บๅฐ่ฉฑ๏ผ่ฎๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆ็บๆฅๅธธ็ไธ้จๅใ๐ฌ
2025/05/15
2025/05/15
Seed Instructors Completed Their Training!
Seed Instructors Completed Their Training!
Our amazing seed instructors from St. Kitts and NevisโSheron Morris, Natasha Mitchum, and Mc Millan Cuffy? Theyโre coming back home!
After five weeks of intensive training in Taiwan, these dedicated professionals have successfully completed their mental health program......
They created two teaching modules (Schizophrenia & Anxiety Disorders) and developed two educational tools to support mental health awareness back in SKN. They also had time to explore Taiwanโs famous sightsย
#TaiwanTrainingJourney | Seed Instructors Completed Their Training! ๐๐
Remember our amazing seed instructors from St. Kitts and NevisโSheron Morris, Natasha Mitchum, and Mc Millan Cuffy? ๐ฐ๐ณ Theyโre coming back home! ๐ซ๐ก
After five weeks of intensive training in Taiwan, these dedicated professionals have successfully completed their mental health program! ๐๐ผ
They created two teaching modules (Schizophrenia & Anxiety Disorders) and developed two educational tools ๐ง โจ to support mental health awareness back in SKN. They also had time to explore Taiwanโs famous sights ๐ฏ๐๐บ๏ธ!
At the closing ceremony, their heartfelt messages truly inspired us:
๐ฃ๏ธ โWe hope to change the look of psychiatry on our island.โ
๐ฃ๏ธ โStart small, take small steps, and go slow.โ
Though theyโre heading home, theyโll miss Taiwanโs warmth and vibrant cultureโfriendly greetings, cozy breakfast shops, and all the smiles along the way ๐๐ง๐ฑ.
We look forward to seeing them bring back not just knowledge, but also the spirit of Taiwan. Letโs build a brighter mental health future, together! ๐๐
#Letโs_go_further_together! ๐ซ๐ค
#HealthforAll #ChipinwithTaiwan #WHAforTaiwan #TaiwanCanHelp
ใ#่บ็ฃๅน่จๆฅ่จ๏ฝ็จฎๅญๆๅธซ็ต่จๅฆ๏ผ๐๐ใ
้่จๅพๆๅไธไฝไพ่ช่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏ็็จฎๅญๆๅธซๅ๏ผ๐ด๐ฐ๐ณ
ๆญท็ถไบ้ฑ็ดฎๅฏฆ็ๅน่จ่ชฒ็จ๏ผไปๅไธๅ ไปฅๅช็ฐ็่กจ็พ้ ๅฉ็ต่จ๏ผ้่ฆชๆๅฎๆไบๅ ฉไปฝๆๅญธๆๆ๏ผๆ่ฆบๅคฑ่ชฟ็ใ็ฆๆ ฎ็๏ผ๐๐ผ๏ผไปฅๅๅ ฉไปฝ่กๆๅ๐ง ๐ฌ๏ผ็บ่ฟๅๅพ็ๆๅญธ่ๆจๅปฃๅทฅไฝๅๅฅฝไบ่ฌๅ จๆบๅ๐ชโจใ
ๅจ็ต่จๅ ธ็ฆฎไธ๏ผไพ่ชๅ ๅ็ Sheron Morris ๅ Natasha Mitchum ๆๆงๅฐ่ชช๏ผ
๐ใๆๅๅธๆ่ฝๆน่ฎๅ ๅ็ฒพ็ฅ้ซๅญธ็ๆจฃ่ฒ๏ผchange the look of psychiatry on our island๏ผใใ
ๅฐผๅ็ Mc Millan Cuffy ไน่ฌน่จ็้ๆๅ้ข้ท็ๅฎๅ๏ผ
๐ใ็ฒพ็ฅ้ซ็่ฆๅพๅฐไบๅ่ตท๏ผๅฐๆญฅๅ้ฒ๏ผๆ ขๆ ขไพ๏ผstart small, small steps, go slow๏ผใใ
้ๆฎตๆ้๏ผไปๅๆๆณๅฟต็๏ผๆฏ่บ็ฃ็ไบบๆ ๅณ่ๅคๅฝฉๆๅ๐ง๐ฑ๐งกโโๆบซๆ็ๆๅผใไพฟๅฉ็ๆฉ้คๅบใ้ๆ็ก่ไธๅจ็็ฌๅฎน๐๐๐ใ
้กไปๅๅธถ่ๆปฟๆปฟ็่บ็ฃ็ถ้ฉ่ๆๅ๐ผโ๏ธ๏ผ่ฟๅๅพๅจ็ฒพ็ฅ้ซ็็้่ทฏไธๆ็บๅ่ก๏ผ็ งไบฎๆดๅคไบบ็ๅฟ๐ก๐ใ
2025/04/17
2025/04/17
Taiwan & St. Kitts and Nevis: Growing Stronger Together:ย
Taiwan & St. Kitts and Nevis: Growing Stronger Together:ย
Meet our three dedicated seed instructors โ Sheron Morris, Natasha Mitchum, and Mc Millan Cuffy โ currently in Taiwan for a 5-week mental health training......
๐ Taiwan & St. Kitts and Nevis: Growing Stronger Together
Meet our three dedicated seed instructors โ Sheron Morris, Natasha Mitchum, and Mc Millan Cuffy โ currently in Taiwan for a 5-week mental health training!
Theyโre gaining hands-on experience at top institutions: Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) ่บๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ข, Yuli Branch #่บๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ข็้ๅ้ข, and Taipei City Hospital SongDe Branch #่บๅๅธ็ซ่ฏๅ้ซ้ขๆพๅพท้ขๅ.
Now in their second week, theyโre diving deep into mental health diagnosis and care โ knowledge theyโll bring home to strengthen our healthcare system.
And yes โ they just had their first try using chopsticks!๐ฅขๆฐ้ซ้ฉ, new adventures every day!
Letโs cheer them on as they continue this powerful journey! ไธ่ตทๅ ๆฒน๐ช
2025/03/17
2025/03/17
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐
๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐
On March 17th, a total of 29 principals, vice-principals, guidance counselors, and teachers gathered in Nevis for the School Mental Health Literacy Workshop for Education Officials. Together, we explored how schools can become safe spaces for students through early detection and timely intervention......
๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฟ
ใ่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใ็้ฆๅ ด็คพๅๅฅๅบทๆ่ญๆดปๅ๏ผ
ไพ่ชๅฐผ็ถญๆฏ็29ไฝๆญฃใๅฏๆ ก้ทใๆ กๅ่ซฎๅๅธซๅๆๅธซ้ฝ่ไธๅ ๏ผๅๅ ใๆ กๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท็ด ้คๅทฅไฝๅใ๏ผๅ ฑๅๆข่จๅฆไฝ้้ๆฉๆ็ผ็พ่ๅๆไปๅ ฅ๏ผ่ฎๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅจๆ กๅไธๅๆฏ้็็ๅฐๆๅ่ฉใ
On March 17th, a total of 29 principals, vice-principals, guidance counselors, and teachers gathered in Nevis for the School Mental Health Literacy Workshop for Education Officials. Together, we explored how schools can become safe spaces for students through early detection and timely intervention.
๐ข This workshop also marked the first community health awareness activity under the Mental Health Services System Enhancement Project in Saint Kitts and Nevis!
ๆๅ้ธๆๅพๆ่ฒ่ ้ๅง๏ผๆฏๅ ็บๆ กๅๆฏๅญฉๅญๅ็ๅญธ็ฟๅ ดๅ๏ผ่ๅธซ่ๆ กๅ่ซฎๅๅธซๅพๅพ่ฝๆๆฉ็ผ็พๅฟ็ๅฐๆพ็ๅพตๅ ใ้ๅ ด่ฌๅบง๏ผๆๅฉไปๅๅจๆ กๅ่ฝๆฉๆ็ผ็พใๅๆไปๅ ฅๅ่ฝไป๏ผ้ฟๅ ๅญธ็็ๅฟ็ๅฐๆพๆช่ขซๅฏ่ฆบ่้ฏๅคฑๆไพๆฏๆ็ๆฉๆใ
We chose to start with school educators because schools are one of the most important environments in the daily lives of children and adolescents, and teachers and guidance counselors are often the first to notice signs of their mental distress. By enhancing their mental health literacy, we aim to strengthen early detection and timely intervention, ensuring that no studentโs struggles go unnoticed or unsupported.
๐ ่ฟๆ็ฏฉๆชขๅ ฑๅ้กฏ็คบ๏ผ้ๅฐๅนดๅฟ็ๅฃๅ้กฏ่้ซๆผๅ ถไปๅนด้ฝกๅฑค๏ผๆ่ฒ่ ๅ ทๅ่พจ่ญ่ๆฏๆๅญธ็ๅฟ็็ๆ ็่ฝๅๆดๅ ้่ฆใ
According to recent screening reports, adolescentsโespecially school-aged studentsโare experiencing higher levels of mental distress compared to other age groups. This highlights the urgent need to equip educators with the awareness and skills to recognize early signs and provide timely support.
ๅฐผ็ถญๆฏ่ก็้จๆฌก้ทMartin-Clarke่ด่ฉๆ่กจ็คบ๏ผใๆๅธซๆฏ็ผ็พๅญธ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๆฐ็็ฌฌไธ็ท๏ผ้ๅ ดๅทฅไฝๅๅฐๅนซๅฉๅคงๅฎถๆๅ่ญๅฅ่ๅๆ่ฝๅ๏ผไธฆๆจๅๆ กๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆฟ็ญใใ
Permanent Secretary of Health, Mrs. Shelisa Martin-Clarke mentioned:
โTeachers and educators are in a prime position to identify early signs of mental health challenges. This workshop is a crucial step to empower you with the skills to recognize, respond effectively, and advocate for supportive policies in schools.โ
ๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๆ่ฒ้จๅฏ้ฆๅธญๆ่ฒๅฎJuan Williamsไนๅผท่ชฟ๏ผใๆ่ฒไธๅ ๆฏ็ฅ่ญๅณๆ๏ผๆด่ฆ็้ ๅญธ็ๅ จ้ขๆ้ท่ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท็็ฐๅขใใ
Deputy Principal Education Officer Mr. Juan Williams also emphasized:
โEducation is not just about imparting knowledge, but also about creating an environment where students can grow, thrive, and succeed in all aspects of lifeโincluding their mental well-being.โ
่ฌ่ฌๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๅณถๆ่ฒ้จ่่ก็้จใ่ก็บๅฅๅบทๆจๅฅๅบทไฟ้ฒไธญๅฟๅ่ซฎๅไธญๅฟ็ๅๅๅไฝ๏ผๆฌ่ซๆๅพ ๅพ็บ็็คพๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆ่ญๆๅ็ณปๅๆดปๅ
This workshop was jointly organized by the Ministry and Department of Education Nevis, Ministry of Health Nevis, Behavior Health and Wellness Center, and the TaiwanICDF, with the shared goal of enhancing mental health support systems in schools and the wider community. We look forward to more meaningful collaborations ahead.
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2024/11/27
2024/11/27
Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project Kicks Off in St. Kitts and Nevis!
Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project Kicks Off in St. Kitts and Nevis!
Today marks a significant milestone! The kickoff meeting for the Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project was successfully held on November 27.
The Prime Minister, who also serves as the Minister of Health, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew emphasized......
๐โจ ่ๅ ้ๆฏๅค็ฆๅๅฐผ็ถญๆฏๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซๅๅๅ ฑ่ญๆ่ญฐ๏ผๅ่ๅฉๅฎณ้ไฟไบบๅ ฑ่ญ
ไปๅคฉ๏ผๆๅ่ฟไพไบๆ็พฉ้ๅก็ไธๅป๏ผ
ๆฌๅนด9ๆๅๅ็ใๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ้ซ็ณปๅผทๅ่จ็ซใๆผไปๆฅ(11ๆ27ๆฅ)้ ๅฉ่่ก่จ็ซๅๅๅ ฑ่ญๆ่ญฐ๏ผๅจ้ๅ ดๆ่ญฐไธญ๏ผๅ ๅ่ก็้จใๆ่ฒ้จ็ญๅ้จ้ๅๆดพๅฉๅฎณ้ไฟไบบ่ๆใ
ๅ ๅ็ธฝ็ๅ ผ่ก็้จ้ทHon. Dr. Terrance Drew่ฆช่จ่ด่ฉ๏ผไปๆๅบ๏ผใๆๅๅฟ ้ ๅ ้ๅผทๅๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆๅ๏ผๆฌ่จ็ซๅฐๆ็บๅฌๅๅ๏ผๅๅฉๆๅๅฏฆ็พ้ๅ้่ฆ็้็จ็ขใใ
ๅ ๅณถ่ก็้จๆฌก้ทMr. Curtis Martin่กจ็คบ๏ผใๅฐๅๆฆฎๆฐ็ธฝ้ซ้ขๆฏไธ็็ด็้ซ้ข๏ผไปๅๆๆ้ ๅฐ็็ฅ่ญๅๆ่ก๏ผๅจไปๅ็ๆฏๆไธ๏ผ้ๅ่จ็ซๅฐไบๅๅๅใใ
ๅฐผๅณถ่ก็้จๆฌก้ทMrs. Shelisa Martin-Clarkeไนๅผท่ชฟ๏ผใๆฌ่จ็ซๅจไบบๅก่ฝๅๅปบๆงไธ็ๆๅ ฅ๏ผๅฐ็ขบไฟๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๅทฅไฝ่ ่ฝๆไพ็ฌฆๅๅ้ๆจๆบ็้ซๅ่ณชๆๅใใ
ๅ้ๅไฝ็ผๅฑๅบ้ๆ(TaiwanICDF)็ณๅฎถ่ฏ่จ็ซ็ถ็๏ผIvy Shih๏ผ่ฉณ็ดฐไป็ดนไบๆฅไธไพไธๅนด็่จ็ซๅ งๅฎน๏ผไธฆๅจๅ ใๅฐผๅ ฉๅณถ้้ๆๅ ฑ่ญ๏ผๅฆ็บ็ขบไฟ่จ็ซ่ฝๆ ๅๆ กๅๅญธ็็พค้ซ๏ผๆ่ญฐ็นๅฅ้่ซไบๆ่ฒ้จๅฎๅกๅๆ กๅ่ซฎๅๅธซ่ๆ๏ผ่ไพ่ชๅ ฉๅณถ็ๅฐๆฅญๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทไบบๅกๅ ฑๅไบคๆตใ
ๆฅไธไพไธๅนด๏ผๆๅๆ็ผ้้ๅฐๆฅญไบบๅก่ฝๅๅปบๆงใๆ้ซๆฐ็พ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทๆ่ญๅ่ทจ้จ้ๅไฝ๏ผ็บๅ ๅไบบๆฐๅปบ็ซไธๅๅฅๅ จ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบท้ซ็ณป๏ผๅฎ่ญทๆฏๅไบบ็ๅฟ็ๅฅๅบทใ
๐โจ Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project Kicks Off in St. Kitts and Nevis!
Today marks a significant milestone! The kickoff meeting for the Mental Health Service System Enhancement Project was successfully held on November 27.
The Prime Minister, who also serves as the Minister of Health, Honourable Dr. Terrance Drew emphasized, "We must accelerate progress in strengthening our mental health services. This project will help us fast track progress and achieve these significant milestones."
The St. Kitts PS for Health, Mr. Curtis Martin remarked, "Taipei Veterans General Hospital is a world-class hospital with the best technology and expertise. With their support, this project will be a big success." The Nevis PS, Mrs. Shelisa Martin-Clarke for Health mentioned, "The project emphases capacity building through specialized training and professional development program. This approach ensures our mental health staff are equipped to deliver care with global best practice."
To ensure that the program benefits school students, the meeting extended a special invitation to officials from the Ministry of Education and school counselors to participate and exchange ideas with professional mental health personnel from both islands. Ivy Shih, the project manager from the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), provided a detailed overview of the program's content for the next three years, achieving a consensus between Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Over the next three years, we look forward to enhancing healthcare professional capabilities, raising the community awareness of mental health, and fostering inter-sector collaboration to safeguard the mental health of St. Kitts and Nevis.
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