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Project Embrace 2.0 – Mindfulness-based Intervention for Drug Abusers with Alcohol Problem

Project Approved in 2020

This project aims at motivating current or ex-drug abusers with alcohol addiction problem to abstain from drugs and abuse through mindfulness-based interventions. Project elements include providing comprehensive physical check-up, medical consultation, psychosocial assessment and motivational interview to drug abusers with alcohol problem, applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness-based interventions, organising mindfulness-based online activities and experiential group activities, regular mindfulness reunion for ongoing practice and social support, mindfulness-based relapse prevention group for participants who achieved abstinence.

Online Certified Addiction Counsellor Foundation and Advanced Training Scheme

Project Approved in 2020

This project aims at enhancing anti-drug professionals’ competency in delivery of addiction prevention, assessment and intervention through professional training and supervision. Project elements include a 6-day Certified Addition Counsellor foundation training course (Phase I) and a 4-day Certified Senior Addiction Counsellor Training (Phase II) for those who have successfully completed the foundation course, with all courses to be conducted through online training platform to allow flexibility and easier accessibility.

A Better Man Project 2.0

Project Approved in 2020

This project aims at providing supprt to male drug abusers and ex-drug abusers aged 21-35 to motivate them to seek drug-related treatment or quit drugs. Project elements include physical and online outreaching services, case work counselling and group-based activities for helping participants to strengthen participants’ roles in intimate relationship, family, occupation or peer network, referral for medical assessments/consultations, a mentoring scheme for ex-drug abusers/drug abusers, and organising training workshops to frontline social workers.

Better Me

Project Approved in 2020

This project aims at outreaching sexual minorities, youths at risk and drug abusing youths in the Hong Kong Island and encouraging early help seeking and treatment through narrative therapy, Chinese medical treatment and vocational/interest class training. Project elements include outreaching services in bars or hot spots and provide subsequent assessment and referral services, online Chinese medical consultation for high-risk youths, counselling sessions including narrative therapy and face-to-face Chinese medical consultations for drug abusing youths and provision of referral service, interest class and vocational training classes for high-risk or drug abusing youths.

“You Got Chance” – Multidisciplinary Holistic Outreaching Service for Drug Abusers 2.0

Project Approved in 2020

This project aims at setting up a medical-social outreaching team to provide medical and psychosocial support to drug abusers and rehabilitees and providing community-based medical and counselling services to high risk groups in different districts. Project elements include setting up a multidisciplinary medical-social outreaching team, hospital-based support and intensive case counselling for low-motivated Substance Abuse Clinic’s outpatients, providing community-based on-the-spot motivational and crisis intervention counselling, medical care, assessment of clients’ mental health status and knowledge on side effects of drugs, Chinese medical consultation and treatment, internship programme for rehabilitees to deliver anti-drug messages and publication of booklets to enhance the awareness of drug harm among readers.

Equipping Families to Fight Drugs

Project Approved in 2020

This project aims at strengthening support andproviding preventive education to family members of drug abusers and general public. Project elements include anti-drug and communication skills seminars and family support group sessions organised for family members of drug abuser and general public, recruiting one rehabilitated drug abuser as rehabilitation officer to share their life experience and provide motivational support to the participants.

Research Outline Qualitative Information on Drug Abuse Situation in Hong Kong

Project Approved in 2020

The project aims a (i) developing a framework of collecting qualitative information on the pattern, characteristic and consequences of drug abuse; (ii) implementing the collection of qualitative information on the pattern, characteristics and consequences of drug abuse and demonstrate its usefulness; and (iii) integrating and analysing the information collected from the qualitative module with currently available quantitative data.

Pathway to Desistance: A Qualitative Study of Young Ex-drug Users in Hong Kong

Project Approved in 2020

The project aims at (i) enriching the desistance theories among the local and international literature; (ii) advancing the general crime desistance framework with embedment of drug abuse-related factors; (iii) exploring the scope for fostering desistance from young drug users; (iv) examining the significance of different desisters in preventing cycle of relapse; (v) proposing a localised and an integrated desistance model for young drug addicts; (vi) developing a set of basic principles for the use of desistance model in Hong Kong; and (vii) making recommendation to government or social welfare sectors based on study findings.

Begin from Family II

Project Approved in 2019

This project aims at enhancing parents’ monitoring skills, family relationship and family functioning, as well as reducing crime and drug abuse problems among at-risk youths. Professional training will be provided to social workers. Project elements include multiple training sessions for high-risk or maladjusted children and their parents, covering topics on parent-child communication, establishment of family rules, monitoring children’s activities and strengthening family values, and etc., arranging parent-child interaction activities, providing medical services for family members with mental health issue, as well as providing professional training on Strengthening Family Programme concepts and skills to social workers.

“Drugs Zero! Anti-drugs” Project II — Full of Positivity

Project Approved in 2019

This project aims at enhancing secondary school students’ anti-drug attitude and resilience through various outdoor programmes, adventure-based activities and community events, as well as disseminating anti-drug messages to the community in Lantau Island. Project elements include cycling, adventure-based training camp, student anti-drug workshops and talks, adventure-ship programme, dancing training and swimming courses for ethnic minority (EM) students, training for choir singing, school anti-drug day and micro-film shows for general public in the Lantau Island.