BME HEALTH FORUM QUARTERLY MEETING Gambling Awareness and CNHLC Counselling Service Eddie Chan 29 June 2017
CNHLC ¡ Established in 1987 as London Health Resource Centre ¡ Big Lottery funding in 2000 to become a national organisation ¡ Aims to promote healthy living and facilitate access to health care for Chinese in the UK
Core services of CNHLC ¡ ¡ ¡ Sunday bilingual doctor’s surgery TCM clinic Chinese Mental Health Disability & Carers Support Counselling (include gamble – addiction control) Needs assessments / Researches Cancer awareness Drop-in services Healthy eating and exercise Hep B clinic Dementia Awareness & Support Befriending service
Chinese Population Changes ¡ ¡ ¡ 1991 National Population Census – 160, 000 2001 National Population Census – 245, 000 with over 80, 000 in London 2011 National Population Census – 394, 000 with over 125, 000 in London Figures excluding refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants (estimated 100, 000) Overseas Chinese students in UK now – 100, 000+ Total estimated Chinese population is at 600, 000+ (including irregular migrants)
Chinese Community in the UK: A regionally/linguistically diverse community (Established residents) ¡ ¡ ¡ Hong Kong & New Territories arrivals: Cantonese, Wei-tou, Hakka, Chiu-Chou Malaysia & Singapore arrivals: Cantonese, Hockien, Hakka, Chiu-Chou, and for some, also Mandarin, Malay and/or English Mauritius: Hakka, French and English Vietnam: Cantonese, Vietnamese and for some, also Mandarin Mainland China: Mandarin, Cantonese or other Chinese regional dialects
Chinese Community in the UK: A regionally/linguistically diverse community • • • Farmers from Fujian – Language/dialects: Min-nan, Fuzhou, Hakka, Fockien Urban dwellers from Northeast – Language/dialects: Mandarin Urban dwellers from Shanghai region – language/dialects: Shanghainese/Wenchow Sichuan/Chongqing migrants – Sichuan and Chongqing dialects Guangdong migrants – Cantonese/Hakka/Chiuchow/Shantou/Taishan Professionals from big cities and students – Mandarin (some plus their own home dialects)
Culture: Inward looking and Self-Sufficient Traditions ¡ ¡ ¡ The most dispersed BME community Barriers – language & cultural Quiet & passive/Invisible/Silent minority Homebound people live in isolation/loneliness Service providers stress that it is difficult to offer suitable services to the Chinese community because they are so unreachable Reluctant to accept help of others outside the immediate family Older people inclined to using traditional medicine (for certain types of ailments, e. g. , eczema, acne, vitiligo, alopecia, psoriasis, freckles… at own cost) Undocumented migrants often have their medicines sent from China (anything from tablets for headache to stomach pain and tonics etc. , because can’t access healthcare services here)
Gambling – historical background ¡ ¡ Part of social and cultural tradition for thousands of years, around 700 BC (Chinese Family Life Services of Metro Toronto, 1995) Mah-jong – around since 10 AC Acceptable – keeps the mind active, prevents deterioration in mental functioning Older Chinese have a tendency to “work half a life and then enjoy the next half >so they either work hard or believe in luck
Gambling –historical background ¡ A little gambling is soothing and relaxing; heavy gambling could affect your mental health” A Chinese Proverb ¡ Addiction choice: Opium or Gambling
Gambling – Early socialisation ¡ ¡ ¡ Universal influences – similar to other cultures? Wedding banquets, festival celebrations such as Chinese New Year A mean to celebrate Children are introduced to gambling activities without being told the potential risks. Indistinct boundaries between problem gambling and recreational use
Chinese superstitious ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Lucky numbers: 2 (easy), 3 (lively), 7 (lucky), 8 (rich), 9 (long life) 10 (definitely) 888. com Unlucky numbers: 4 (dead), 5 (no) Neutral: 1, 6 Avoid such word like shu/san (loss), or tap someone’s shoulder when they are gambling Avoid such words like “dry” “Water” is a slang for money
Games of chance ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Mah-jong Card games Cockfights Cricket (insect) fights Electronic gaming machines in pubs and sport clubs Lottery tickets Sports betting Horse/greyhound racing Chinese chess game
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017 ¡ ¡ ¡ Work in Partnership with abb and Gam. Care 9 betting shops in London Chinatown participated Takeover of shop windows of bright yellow and black Gamble Aware week posters To educate both betting shop staff and customers about the free to use support facilities available To use the Chinese media as a mean to convey the messages
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017
Gambling Aware Week 23 -27 January 2017 - IMPACT Posters displayed in shop windows for one week ¡ 1000 leaflets were distributed ¡ Over 100 people were in conversation with staff/volunteer team at the stall and in the shops ¡ 4 people made counselling appointments during subsequent weeks ¡
Thank You Eddie Chan eddie. chan@cnhlc. org. uk Tel: 020 3802 0350 www. cnhlc. org. uk
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