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Brief counseling and development of individual rehabilitation plan; |
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Brief counseling and development of individual rehabilitation plan; |
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Training in social and communication skills, work habits, budgeting and home management; |
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Arrangement of sheltered workshop/ job placement; |
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Referrals to other welfare services.
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Eligibility for the Service |
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Ex-mentally ill persons who are discharged from psychiatric hospitals to the community and in need of support services for better reintegration into the community; preferably those firstly discharged and aged 15 to 25; |
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Ex-mentally ill persons discharged from halfway houses; and |
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Ex-mentally ill persons newly admitting to halfway house without a day placement and idling halfway house residents waiting for vocational rehabilitation services. |
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Application Procedures |
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Psychiatrists, social workers and the allied health workers can make direct referral of the ex-mentally ill persons who are discharged from psychiatric wards/hospitals to respective agencies in different regions.
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Fee and Charges |
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The service is provided free-of-charge.
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Telephone contact points and Fax lines of the community mental health care teams in different regions can be downloaded here.
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