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In order to disseminate mental health information to the Cantonese-speaking Chinese immigrants in the greater Houston area in the United States, the author initiated a local radio program to deliver 25 mental health topics to educate and stimulate the interests of the listeners. Once a week for 25 weeks, six shows were pre-recorded, and 19 shows were broadcasted live to receive phone-in calls from listeners. Among these weekly radio shows, 31 calls were received and answered. All female callers (n = 22) addressed parenting and emotional issues, while most male callers (n = 8; 89%) described being maltreated by their wife. The purpose of this qualitative practice update is to use content analysis data to inform practitioners about the unaddressed mental health needs of Chinese immigrants and make service planning suggestions based on "unheard voices".

Domestic violence in marital relationships is against the law in the People's Republic of China (hereafter "China" is used), where progressive development to address domestic violence began after the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. In this article, domestic violence is referred to as violence against women by their male partners and the complexity of domestic violence is seen to be influenced by socio-cultural, economic, psychological, and environmental factors. Community responses to domestic violence are largely led by the "residents' committees" under the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the All Women's Federation in China. However, literature has documented the inadequacy of these community responses to prevent and intervene on domestic violence. A feminist perspective is used to examine the prevalence and perception of domestic violence in the local context, and discusses implications for prevention and intervention work in China.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a concept with varying interpretations. However, almost always, it involves socially oriented partnerships between corporations and non-profit organizations. This case details a partnership between China’s Proya Cosmetics and UN Women. It aims to address the multifaceted issues facing women in China today through fundraising, advocacy, and events. It also discusses what CSR is and whether Proya Cosmetics is embodying its aims.

Social audit is an effective tool to evaluate the social performance of any social program. It helps in finding out how well the social enterprise is aligned to achieve its social mission by taking a multi-perspective outlook of the key stakeholders. This chapter presents a social audit of Stree Mukti Sanghatana, Mumbai (SMS), which is one of the pioneering social organizations working for the empowerment of underprivileged women. One of its social programs is the Family Counseling Centre (FCC) which provides counseling services to victims of domestic violence. Over the last 32 years, it has counseled more than 25,000 clients who are mostly victims of physical or mental domestic violence. The objective of this social audit was to find out the perceptions of both internal and external stakeholders of this program and make suggestions to improve the same. It is based on an empirical study using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The results show that FCC has been successful in creating awareness about women’s legal rights and has empowered them to tackle the problems by becoming self-reliant and confident. This study also helped SMS to realign its focus on building economic empowerment of women.