Counselling Centre For Psychotropic Substance Abusers
SANE Centre
Objectives:
- To help PSAs abstain from their drug-taking habits and develop a healthy lifestyle;
- To increase the awareness of those vulnerable to drug abuse and to steer them away from drugs;
- To reach out to PSAs for timely and early intervention;
- To provide counselling and assistance to family members of PSAs so as to help them deal with the problems;
- To provide professional training for allied professionals with a view to facilitating their assistance to PSAs;
- To maintain active collaboration with stakeholders concerned, e.g. young people service units, schools, medical practitioners and community partners etc. in the identification and intervention process for PSAs;
- To provide preventive education and publicity programs to students of secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, and vocational training organizations, and the general public at community level; and
- To motivate PSAs to seek early assistance and stay with the treatment program through medical support services.
Target Group of Services:
- Habitual PSAs who have developed physical and/or psychological dependence on drugs;
- Occasional PSAs who use psychotropic substance for various reasons without medical consultation;
- Potential PSAs who are in high risk environment/ situation and/or ignorant of the risks and consequences of such abuse;
- Discharge form self-financing DTRCs in need, of professional support and aftercare service in the community;
- Significant others of PSAs, such as parents, families, school personnel and employers, etc;
- Allied professionals who are working with potential, occasional or habitual PSAs; and
- Stakeholders and general public, especially young people, at community level.
Service Content:
The Centre provides education, treatment, rehabilitation and counselling services on the prevention of psychotropic substance abuse in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts. Through a team of professional social workers and medical nursing staff, uses professional social work and multi-disciplinary approach to help those who have the habit and at risk to stop abusing psychotropic substances, services include:
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- Counselling Service for Drug Abusers
- Treatment and Rehabilitation Support Groups
- Outreaching Work
- Aftercare Service for Discharged Patients
- School Support Services and Community Activities
- Counselling and Support Services for Family Members
- Professional Information and Advice
- Professional Training Courses
- Outreach crisis intervention or prevention activities to address cross-border drug abuse problems
- Other services to meet the changing service needs
Contact Details:
Address
Tel
2402 1010
Fax
2614 2695
Address
- Tel
- 2402 1010
- Fax
- 2667 7149
- sane@hkcys.org.hk