Project Title and Description

Approved Grant

Au Wing Yan

A Survey in Folate Deficiency and its Serious Consequence in Drug Abuser, with Emphasis on Cough Mixture Abuse

100,000

To conduct a study on the association between severe folate deficiency and psychotropic substance abuse, in particular cough mixture abuse. This hospital-based screening programme will involve patients who are cough mixture and other substance abusers.

(b)

The Hong Kong Medical Association

100,000

To organise a half-day seminar to update professionals in the anti-drug field on the psychological and social assessment of poly-drug abusers.

The Christian New Being Fellowship Ltd

722,500

To set up a round the clock on web radio for dissemination of anti-drug message. Youths and rehabilitated drug abusers will be trained up as DJs to play the pre-recorded programmes on air.

Celebrate Life Baptist Church EXIT Social Service

Project for Strengthening Families at Risk

133,500

To form a local network to support families with high-risk youths. Family members of rehabilitated drug abusers will act as peer counsellors for mutual support groups. Workshops will also be organised.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Shatin Integrated Service for Young People

82,150

To organise anti-drug programmes for different target groups by recruiting students in tertiary institutes as “Big Brothers/Sisters” for high-risk youths and Primary 5 to 6 students as anti-drug ambassadors. A mobile team will also be formed to arrange for roving exhibitions.

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, CROSS Centre

Beat Drugs Advertising Competition – Hesitation Free

328,380

A large-scale anti-drug advertisement design competition will be held for students from secondary schools and tertiary institutes as well as members of the public. A workshop on filming skills will also be organised. The winning works will be broadcast through the media.

Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service, LC – HKS

CDR全方位「不」上濫藥社區導航計劃

1,009,194

To provide anti-drug programmes at different level of the community. Intensive counselling service and skill training will be provided for high-risk youths. Those with good performance will be recruited as peer tutors for primary and secondary school students. Mutual support group will be formed for families. In order to wider spread anti-drug message, a forum and a seminar will also be held.

Hong Kong Children & Youth Services, Belvedere Garden Children & Youth Integrated Services Centre

361,600

To organise a series of activities, including competitions, production of resource kits, group painting, drama performance and skill training courses, etc., to school students, their parents and teachers.

Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

686,000

To produce a 15-episode anti-drug series for access on the Internet, the theme of which would be the promotion of positive values, attitudes and skills. Debates, sharing sessions and talks will also be broadcast live on the web.

Community Health Organisation for Intervention, Care and Empowerment Limited, and The Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the School of Public Health, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

533,595

To disseminate anti-drug message in the border area. A website illustrating the harms of drug abuse will be set up and promotion of which will be done in Lok Ma Chau. Social workers and peer educators will station in the area to provide counselling service to high-risk youths.

(c)

Barnabas Charitable Service Association

390,600

To provide out-patient counselling service to rehabilitated female drug abusers. Training, self-help groups and sex education will be arranged for both the participants and their families.

(d)

Mixed Typed Project

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service

The 4^th Hong Kong, Macau & Mainland Conference on Prevention of Drug Abuse

100,000

To organise the “4^th Hong Kong, Macau & Mainland Conference on Prevention of Drug Abuse” in Hong Kong. Professionals in the anti-drug field will be invited to attend.

Hong Kong Playground Association

青新天地

98,250

To provide vocational training for high-risk youths and young rehabilitated abusers. Participants will join a business starter programme, the content of which includes the operation of flea market stalls and cafes.

St. Stephen’s Society

GoGetters

1,361,860

To organise a residential programme for 14 to 20-year-old young males who come from broken families, and are school drop out and unemployed. Vocational training will also be provided for the participants.

Kwai Chung Hospital

Psychiatric Bridging Services to Methadone Users

845,974

To enhance psychiatric service for drug abusers undergoing the Methadone Treatment Programme, and to provide specialised in-patient detoxification service for those who have failed to rehabilitate through out-patient service. An outreaching team will be formed and seminars for frontline staff will also be organised.