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Department (HAD), with support from the SWD and various sectors in the local
community, launched anti-youth drug abuse community programmes in their
respective districts starting from August 2009. The programmes will last for one
year initially and major elements of the programmes include -
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identification of at-risk youths and youths with drug abuse
history, and organisation of activities (e.g. team sports and
recreation activities) to engage the youth in healthy pursuits,
cultivate positive values among them and help them stay
away from drugs;
organisation of seminars, workshops, etc. for parents,
teachers and the youth to inculcate positive values and give
them knowledge on drugs and their adverse impact; and
organisation and promotion of public education events in
districts.
4.22 To augment our efforts to help youths stay away from drugs, the
HAD and its 18 District Offices are launching mentoring schemes in the districts.
These are essentially built upon the Path Builders initiative. Volunteers from
the local community are encouraged and engaged to be mentors for youths atrisk.
It is hoped that through sharing of life skills, positive values and attitudes
towards life, the life experience of the mentors can bring a positive impact on
the life of the mentees.
4.23 There are two types of mentoring schemes, a community-based
mentoring scheme in all 18 districts under the respective community programme,
and an in-depth mentoring scheme for Tai Po District to strengthen the
downstream support services for the Trial Scheme on School Drug Testing in the
district. The in-depth mentoring scheme for Tai Po provides structured, in-depth
and intensive mentoring for student drug abusers and high-risk students
identified under the Trial Scheme.
Way Forward
4.24 The collaborative approach championed by the Task Force has been
effective in raising awareness of the drug issues in the community and
mobilising all sectors to take part in the anti-drug cause. The FCC will continue
to follow closely the implementation of the Task Force’s recommendations and
provide advice in support of their sustained implementation.
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