Thuc Tran, a participant in Jesuit Social Services’ Western Metro Mental Health and Wellbeing Connect program (MHWC), which supports the family members and carers of people with mental illness and substance use issues, is a true testament to the power of community support.
Born in Vietnam, Thuc immigrated to Australia as a refugee with her family 1995. Thuc entered our MHWC program after feeling overwhelmed by her caring responsibilities for her 14-year-old son.
Merryn, coordinator of support work at the MHWC considers her first interaction with Thuc, “I remember when we first met with Thuc, she was talking about how there wasn’t a lot of respect from many different people in her life…and she seemed very overwhelmed.”