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A Comprehensive Program for Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Health and Pharmacist Medication Review

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at engaging drug abusers and rehabilitees for bone and muscle health assessment, and enhancing musculoskeletal health and medication safety of drug abusers, rehabilitees and high-risk groups (such as Men having sex with Men). Project elements include bone and muscle health assessment, pharmacist medication review and counselling sessions for drug abusers and rehabilitees, as well as educational programs with various topics in drug-related issues for frontline workers.

Project Midnight Southray II – Drug preventive service for high risk non-Chinese ethnic Night Youth Drifters through Midnight Outreach

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at promoting anti-drug attitude among non-Chinese ethnic high-risk youth and young adults, promoting early help-seeking and facilitating early identification of drug abusers. Project elements include late night outreach, experience sharing sessions by former drug abusers through Facebook Live, social group programme, drug preventive educational workshop, sharing session by reformed drug abusers/rehabilitees, visits to drug treatment and rehabilitation centres, on-the-spot crisis intervention and health check-up, volunteer groups, employment training & support services and Part-time Peer Supporter training workshop, online outreach service and E-hotline service.

Wecycle III

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at encouraging drug abusers to live a healthy lifestyle through sport intervention therapy and vocational training. It also aims at enhancing social acceptance of rehabilitees through community care programmes and guided eco-tours. Project elements include bike training or community care training to rehabilitees, guided bike tours delivered by rehabilitees to students, teachers, social workers, high-risk youths and the general public and community care services for residents-in-need.

VR Generation

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at reducing drug use and relapse rate of drug abusers and rehabilitees, especially those under 35 years of age, through multi-media technologies, such as virtual reality (VR) and wearable technology. Project elements include developing a wearable device, counselling groups and VR production training workshop for drug abusers and rehabilitees, sharing session for front-line social workers, talks/seminars, sharing sessions and VR anti-drug experience activities for students and the general public.

VR Station

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at reducing/eliminating drug use of drug abusers and disseminating anti-drug messages to high-risk youth through virtual reality (VR) drug education and sports training programme. Project elements include outreaching services in bars and schools to promote anti-drug messages, engaging high-risk youths, young night drifters and drug abusers identified during night period for physical exercises, VR sports training, drug tests, anti-drug education and activities and augmented-reality-assisted sports training programmes to help participants stay away from drugs and enhance their motivation, and providing medical assessment and treatment services for hidden drug abusers and identified drug abusers.

“Turning Point” – Identification and Crisis Intervention Services Program for Hidden Substance Abusers and Their Families

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at providing identification and crisis intervention to hidden drug abusers and their family members, as well as promoting anti-drug messages to high-risk youth and the general public. Project elements include media campaign, screening and identification of hidden drug abusers through online and on-site outreach, intervention to drug abusers and their families including medical services and counselling, making referral to treatment services and experience sharing session for drug rehabilitation field workers.

Project CIA (Combating Intergeneration Addiction)

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at providing family-oriented services for drug-abusing or rehabilitating parents together with their children and preventive education for high-risk youths. Project elements include relationship rebuilding and counselling support for drug abusing/rehabilitating parents and their children, preventive education for high-risk youths, anti-drug public education through social media and sharing meeting for social workers.

Healthy Life Style for LGBT Youths

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at developing specific drug prevention and treatment programme for the gay community as well as enhancing the capability of frontline workers in working with drug dependent gay youths. Project elements include preventive education through videos and website, physical and online outreach service, drug treatment service through counselling, expressive arts group and psychiatric assessment and treatment or Chinese medicine, and positive lifestyle activities such as sports and fitness courses for former drug-abusing gay youths and high-risk youths. Training workshop would be provided to frontline workers and study be conducted on using creative arts to work with gay men with “Chem-sex” addiction.

Act for a Bright Future

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at providing jobs skills and vocational training to rehabilitees of Au Tau Youth Centre, Adult Female Rehabilitation Centre and Sister Aquinas Memorial Women Treatment Centre, as well as uplifting their sense of self-efficacy and facilitating them to reintegrate into society. Project elements include pre-employment workshop, job skills and vocational training and practice opportunity.

“Re-structuring Life．A Better Tomorrow”– Strengthening Inpatient and Aftercare Support for Drug Rehabilitees

Project Approved in 2017

This project aims at providing caring services for drug abusers of ethnic minorities (EMs) and treatment for rehabilitees who are under residential treatment and after discharged, as well as aftercare support to rehabilitees of both Chinese and EMs. Project elements include provision of vocational counselling, short-term job skills training, interest classes, volunteer service and outdoor activities, and support for preparation to work and work adjustment to rehabilitees and their family members.