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Crisis Services
These are established services in Hong Kong for crisis support – mostly covering reporting, medical, legal, and judiciary support.
Finding a therapist
is key to your healing
Working with a skilled counselor can be extremely helpful in your healing process. Finding the right person to help you can take a few tries but it’s very much worth the effort. You can ask them for a brief phone call before meeting to get a sense of their experience and approach to treating sexual abuse trauma.
Therapy & Support
Finding a therapist that you can afford is often a challenge in Hong Kong but there are some resources you can contact.
It is not within my ability to recommend you a therapist, but I am listing some that I have met and have experience with sexual trauma.
Taura
Therapists
- Dr. Julia Andre
- Dr. Esslin Terrighena
- Dr. Cécile Valantin
- Dr. Ida Ng – also available at ReSource
- Eunice Yeung – social worker offering flexible costs for those in need, also available at Rainlily
- Dr. Joyce Chao
Mental Health Resources
- Mind HK – Mental health charity for education and awareness Trauma Resources
- HKFP’s comprehensive guide to mental health services in Hong Kong
- Real TALK: Accessing Public Mental Healthcare in Hong Kong
- BetterHelp – Online professional counseling with a licensed therapist
Chinese Groups
- 關注婦女性暴力協會 Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women (Rainlily)
- 明愛曉暉計劃－童年創傷輔導服務 (Caritas)
Other Resources
- SeeMe.HK – Image based violence support including Ta-DA take down assistance (Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women)
- Teen’s Key – Case follow-up, counselling, police report accompaniment, legal consultation, sexual heath testing service focused on female sex workers
- Supporting Survivors of Sexual Abuse / Assault
- Sexual Convictions Record Check (HK Police) – No mandatory records checking is required by any employer in Hong Kong but employers of people in contact with children or mentally incapacitated persons (MIPs) can request.
If you are concerned about child being abused
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