“I want to make more good friends”, “I hope my home will always warm”... On March 31, 2019, the “Confession of Love” happy class for vitiligo children organized by China Children and Teenagers’ Fund (CCTF) officially launched. With the theme of “Beautiful Mind and Healthy Growth”, the activity provides psychological counseling, intervention and other loving support and help to children and their families with vitiligo through classroom training, group activities and other forms.

Shi Ruiping, teacher from the Institute of Psychology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, carried out counseling session for vitiligo children

“Tell me what did you draw?” “Do you want to share your secret with your parents?”... The “Confession of Love” Happy Class invited Shi Ruiping, a teacher from the Institute of Psychology of Chinese Academy of Sciences, carried out counseling session for vitiligo children. Teacher Shi has long been concerned about the psychological problems of children and teenagers. She has designed a variety of courses, which help children to open their hearts, integrate into the team, and develop a more healthy and happy quality through painting, group activities, parent-child interaction and other forms that children may be interest in.

Children were painting

Children were painting

Children’s painting in happy class: The Warm Home

In “Confession of Love” Happy Class, children actively involved in their teams

In order to help people understand vitiligo more, the “Confession of Love” Happy Class invited Wang Jiahuai, director of Beijing Guodan Vitiligo Hospital and member of China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine to teach a course for parents and children. He explained the knowledge of vitiligo prevention and treatment for everyone, which was easy to understand.

Through clinical observation, there are a lot of vitiligo patients have a certain degree of psychological problems, such as lack of self-confidence, afraid to talk to people, and cannot work in teams. Since its launch on April 10, 2015, CCTF “Confession of Love” has been committed to helping children and adolescents grow up healthily. This year, 5 happy classes will be held to popularize vitiligo knowledge, and psychological support and treatment will be given to eligible patients in order to help them get rid of the disease in mental and physical ways.

Wang Jiahuai, director of Beijing Guodan Vitiligo Hospital, popularize knowledge of vitiligo for parents and children