In order to help the public understand more about people with psychosocial disability disabilities and to eliminate stereotypes and stigmas, Eden Foundation launched a fundraising campaign for the picture book "The House" on the Wired platform in 2021, and with the support of sponsors, the Fountain Club House published the picture book "The House" and donated over 100 copies of the picture book to Eden's Elephant Circle Project partners. This year, Eden Fountain Club House and the Elephant Circle Project integrated their service resources to hold two picture book sharing workshops, and on the afternoon of the 14th, June picture book creator Old Wang and her partners came to the Taiwan Qingshei Quaker Church in Tucheng, New Taipei City to read picture books with 19 children and learn about emotional monsters through finger puppet performances.

Old Wang, the creator of "The House" picture book, and her partners from the Eden Fountain Club House read the picture book together with the children through finger puppet performances.

In 2017, the Ministry of Health and Welfare released Taiwan's first nationwide study on childhood mental disorders, which found that nearly 1/3 of children with mental disorders need professional evaluation and assistance, and 3.1% of children had suicidal thoughts within six months; in order of prevalence, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) was the most prevalent, followed by specific phobias. Catching children when they are in emotional crisis and being there for them to understand themselves is very important at any time of their growth.

In order to give children more opportunities to learn about and understand their emotions and to find people they trust to help them; Eden Fountain Club House and the Elephant Circle Project are working together in a multi-disciplinary way to hold a picture book sharing workshop with the community partners that the Elephant Circle Project works with. The author, Old Wang, shared his creative work and his own experience, and arranged a handcrafting experience and led children to act out different reactions when their emotions arise by transforming into story characters.Let the children practice finding stability for themselve in times of vulnerability and low stress.

The creator of "The House" picture book, Old Wang, shares her emotional monster, Fluffy, with children, guiding them to understand their emotions.

In "The House" picture book, "Monster Fluffy" is a personification of various negative emotions, including despair, fear, anxiety, tension and aggression, while "Mrs. Bear" is a symbol of an important person who can help ourselves in life. Old Wang said she found that the children knew more about emotions than he thought, even the relatively complex "anxiety" and "despair" were understood to some extent. She was amazed by the creativity of the children when they made the emotional monsters.

Old Wang, who rarely has the opportunity to interact with children, said she was glad to learn about children's thoughts through this activity and hoped that her experience and picture books could continue to help people in need and find their own "Mrs. Bear". After the event, Fountain Club House also placed the "Mrs. Bear's Mailbox" which represents trust and the ability to help oneself in the picture book, in the church for a month to provide an outlet for children's emotions, allowing them to write down and drop off their letters.In the future, will trying to embrace the needs of the children by returning their letters or providing resources as needed.

The member of Eden Fountain Club House guides children to visualize and express the emotional monsters in their minds through handicrafts.

Ms. Mei-Yu Yu, the instructor of Taiwan Qingshui Quaker Church in Tucheng, New Taipei City said, it was a pleasure to have the opportunity to involve the children in the church's classroom, and Old Wang and her partners at Fountain Club House were very attentive in arranging each segment. The lively and vivid lessons have taught the children that everyone has emotions and that there is no right or wrong, but rather how to express and express them correctly, and we hope that the seeds of consideration will be planted in the children's hearts. We also hope that the seeds of compassion will be planted in children's hearts so that they can understand themselves and empathize with others in the future.

In recent years, the Eden Elephant Circle Project not only cares about the nutritional health and after-school care of underprivileged children, but also their psychological health, and has introduced the Little Elephant Holistic Development Service since 2015, hoping that every child can grow up safely and healthily in a secure and safe environment. In addition to children's physical and mental health, Eden also invites the public to continue to support "The House" picture book published by Fountain Club House, so that the stories of real people who have survived from the pain or failure can be seen. The ones who are interested please don’t be hesitate to purchase the picture book online at Eden Mall!

Meanwhile, in order to provide psychological support, life assistance and access to disease information for caregivers of people with psychosocial disability, Eden’s Fountain Club House has established the "Hotline for caregivers of people with psychosocial disability " service, which focuses on the needs of family members and provides immediate counseling to caregivers in need, reducing the frustration and loneliness of family members facing problems alone and providing companionship and support to each other. The service is available from 1:30 to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, people with psychosocial disability and their family members in need are welcome to call us at (02)2230-8830.

The "Mrs. Bear's Mailbox", which represents trust and the ability to help oneself in the picture book, will be placed in the church for a month to provide an outlet for children's emotions.