麻坡心灵扶助协会主席
马希龙先生致词
麻坡心灵扶助协会成立于2013年3月3日，是一个非官方、非宗教的国际慈善公益组织。本会是透过热线电话服务，通过「忠於聆听」的义工对求助者的关怀和情绪支援，让他们愿意重新面对自己的问题，重建求生的信念，巩固应付危机能力，从而重拾生存的勇气和信心。
为了发扬人性真善美的本质，我们以爱心，耐心及同理心，与面对情绪问题的求助者建立人际间的互助，互勉，互爱的精神。我们尊重求助者的自决权，尊重求助者的私隐权。我们坚信爱心绽放的美丽，只要有爱，再困难也会有一线阳光洒进心里。
我们已步入第一个五周年，而在这将开始新的旅程的日子，我们庆祝成立五周年以及筹办这一项盛大的慈善晚宴。我们希望通过这项慈善晚宴，唤醒民众时时关心身边的亲人与朋友，同时也藉此为本会筹募推展未来五年「五大行动策略计划」的活动基金。
行善之举始终不断延续和传承，这恒古不变的力量就是「爱」，是一种「大爱」！让爱成为行动，让爱成为力量，慈善因您的爱而改变！因为有您，因爱而生，为爱而行，世界将充满爱的能量！
您涓滴的力量是推动我们一大步的动力，汇聚您巨大的力量，将让我们托起明天的太阳，甚至改变一段历史的进程！我们将踏上新的征途，我们坚持不忘初心，牢记使命，将公益和慈善力量做出更好的聚集和汇拢，扶助在情绪上需要扶助的朋友、倡导关爱之心，导向社会的正能量。
一个心愿，一份责任，我们承诺尽职尽责，努力作好爱心公益事业而不辜负您的厚爱！您我接力，启动爱心，为爱加速，创造美丽的爱心世界，让世界充满爱！祝福大家新年吉祥，平安喜悦。
马来西亚心灵扶助协会总会长
张婵清小姐致词
Congratulations! Befrienders Muar on celebrating her 5th Anniversary and Charity Dinner 3.3.18. A Befrienders Centre like Befrienders Muar to survive and sustain is not easily achieved and yet Befrienders Muar make it happens! Kudos to the leadership under the Charter President Ananda Ma and the whole cheerful, co-operative and committed team members.
Befrienders Muar is the youngest, youthful and growing centre among our eight servicing Befrienders centres in Malaysia. The newly set-up centre, Befrienders Kuching which would be the ninth centres in Malaysia will tentatively start its operation in April, 2018.
Befrienders provide free and confidential befriending services, ranging from telephone helplines, face-to-face to digital emails and WhatsApp messages. Befrienders centres open from a minimum 3-hour to a 24-hour befriending services daily and throughout the year! We are non-governmental, non-racial, non-sectarian and non-profitable organisations.
All Befrienders spend their time and effort voluntarily to lend listening ears to anyone in need. Befrienders listen with patience, care and concern, empathically, attentively, actively and non-judgmentally. Befrienders Malaysia work independently and closely with all centres under the big umbrella of Befrienders Worldwide. Callers who are suicidal, depressed, lonely or feel the need to talk to someone, please do feel free to reach out to Befrienders Malaysia.
Alone We Can Do So Little; Together We Can Do So Much! (Helen Keller)
Thank you very much to the Organising Committee, Befrienders Muar, Well-Wishers, Supporters and Participants from All Walks of Life in Our Community who directly or indirectly engaged in making this 5th Anniversary Celebrations and Charity Dinner a success! Making it possible for Befrienders Muar A Leap Forward To Serve our Community Towards An Emotional Well-Being Society!
Let’s go with the flow mindfully!
马来西亚心灵扶助协会顾问
Gangadara Vadivel Sinndurai PPN 献词
Warm Greetings and Best Wishes from Befrienders Malaysia.
We feel honoured to convey our congratulations and best wishes to Befrienders Muar on the auspicious occasion of its 5th anniversary. This joyous event commemorates the significant progress and achievements by the organisation since its formation in 2013.
From its humble beginnings as an emotional support telephone helpline, Befrienders Muar has progressed steadily to become endeared to the community through its emotional support services, outreach projects, visits to schools, social events and networking activities. It has decided to offer face-to-face and email befriending services in its efforts to extend emotional support to the despairing. It has deservedly earned the respect and admiration of the community.
We truly appreciate the cooperation and support extended by Befrienders Muar through its active involvement in the activities of the National Council of Befrienders Malaysia and the member centres.
Volunteers are the centre’s greatest assets. We congratulate the leadership and the wonderful team of well-trained, active and dedicated volunteers for the success of the centre. In terms of leadership, we pay tribute to founder members, Mr Ananda Ma and Mr Koh Chai Siang who continue to lead the organisation so capably, in spite of the many challenges faced. They have made immense contribution to the organisation.
The great support from you, the friends and well-wishers from all sections of the community, is very much valued and appreciated. We look forward to your continued support as the centre forges ahead.
Befrienders Malaysia looks forward to working closely with Befrienders Muar in raising awareness for mental health and suicide prevention.
We convey our best wishes to the Befrienders Muar Team for a very successful event.
‘LIFE IS PRECIOUS’
Gangadara Vadivel Sinndurai PPN
Hon Advisor
Befrienders Malaysia
麻坡心灵扶助协会顾问
Pehin Seri 拿督斯里刘建利医生太平局绅 献词
感谢麻坡心灵扶助协会邀请我出席这么一个有意义的晚会。
作为马来西亚卫生部促进精神健康顾问团的团员，麻坡法蒂玛医院精神科巡察委员会主席及麻坡心灵扶助协会的顾问，我要感谢麻坡心灵扶助协会全体理事及义工们，默默为心灵创伤及面对压力的大众服务。
科学研究证实当一个人面对极大的打击或压力时，如果有人肯“借出耳朵”来倾听他的诉苦，将大大减少有关人士做出伤害自己或自杀的举动。麻坡心灵扶助协会提供的电话辅导服务意义重大，因为在紧要时刻可以拯救一条宝贵的生命，也可以引导陷入忧郁的个案如何从负面思想转换去一个比较正面的思想，继而摆脱忧郁。
我在此祝福麻坡心灵扶助协会的义务服务越来越进步！谢谢！
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我们了解，麻坡心灵扶助协会成立的目的，就是肩负为精神受困者提供情绪支援的使命，成为求助者另一个倾诉途径，歇力挽救那些频临绝望的生命。我很感动，现在的社会正需要像麻坡心灵扶助协会这样专注在心灵与情绪扶助的义工组织。
精神健康问题已成为当前重要的健康问题和社会问题，并对人口健康和社会经济发展带来了巨大的影响。 然而，很多精神障碍患者及家属缺乏精神健康知识，没有认识到抑郁症、躁郁症、精神分裂症、焦虑症等精神疾病的危害，或者害怕受到偏见的歧视，讳疾忌医。
随着精神疾病在全球的疾病负担比率中的11%提升至15%，世界卫生组织预测，忧郁症将在全球疾病排行榜中名列第二，即排在缺血性心脏病之后。
我们不应该停留在当一个悲剧发生之后，才来判断当事人可能患上了抑郁症、燥郁症等等，或者即使挽救了，也不再关心其真正发生的原因。因此，我们即使有再多的卫生设备，也不够应付这个越来越严重的社会问题。
政府应该一直不断的对广大社会做出适当的精神心理健康教育，从治本的工作来缓解现代人的精神压力，引导和启发人们早发现、早诊断、 早治疗、早康复。
在此我要呼吁政府必需积极投资在精神健康教育这项治本的工作，让人民受到良好的精神心理健康教育，在精神上有独立性和自主性，能够很好的把握环境和现实，积极面对人生和自我的状态。世界卫生组织提出了三个精神健康的标准，就是“三个良好”— 良好的个性人格、良好的处世能力和良好的人际关系。只有正确的人生观、价值观才能知道如何解开束缚、奔向光明。这就是精神心理健康教育的价值取向，也是所有从事精神健康教育的组织，包括心灵扶助协会 Befrienders，所应当承担的历史使命和责任所在。
健康不仅是没有疾病，而是包括躯体健康、心理健康、社会适应良好和道德健康。1989年联合国世界卫生组织对健康的定义是 — 健康的人，需有健康的心！
我也要呼吁社会大众能多关心你身边的朋友，献出你的爱心，学习做一个忠实的聆听者。假如在遇到情绪困扰时，在你面对压力缠绕而无从诉说的时候，就要能善于利用麻坡心灵扶助协会的电话聆听服务，向电话另一端的义工打开心房，倾诉心事。
最后，我再次感谢大会的邀请，也希望在座的每一个人一起来支持麻坡心灵扶助协会，一起来关注精神健康问题。祝福大家身心健康，平安喜乐。谢谢。
