Services December 2020∣Youth Hong Kong
Supporting arrested youth
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nightmare for any parent is a son or daughter in trouble. For youth, victims and parents, the Federation's Youth Crime Prevention Centre is there to help. Early intervention, scientific risk assessment and counselling are all part of the work of HKFYG's Youth Crime Prevention Centre (YCPC). At the front line are outreach professionals who launch award-winning projects like Project R and Project RADAR with multidisciplinary cooperation.
Project RADAR For young people with hidden drug abuse problems and drug-related criminal offences Territory-wide, evidence-based counselling and treatment
Project “R” for Rational thinking, Rational behaviour and Reconnection Assisting arrested youth Specialized services, crisis intervention, counselling and family support Focusing on reconnecting young offenders with normal life Goals To stop the vicious cycle of youth criminality and offer support for those who are trying to become law-abiding, healthy young people First launched in 2012, the Keswick Foundation gave support to Project “R” in 2014. Collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong and a multidisciplinary team followed. A scientific assessment tool for recidivism and timing of interventions was developed and evaluation of the project’s effectiveness found it filled the service gap and reduced recidivism in young offenders significantly. Major project partners City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Police Force Sponsor The Keswick Foundation (2014-2017) More details hkfyg.org.hk/zh/2017/05/09/
Goals Improved preventive education for high-risk targets with awareness of drug-related problems among social media users enabled by tracking drug-related phenomena on social media and online platforms In operation since June 2016, with completion in November 2021, the participants are 10-35-year-olds. A locally customized tool for adolescent drug-related offence risk assessment and evaluation of assessment shows good reliability and validity. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used for crisis intervention, treatment and assessment, plus positive life skills training and post-CBT outcomes include significantly lower rate of drug-related recidivism, lower frequency of drug abuse and lower levels of criminal tendencies Features Multidisciplinary collaboration with police and other law enforcement agencies plus hospitals and Social Welfare Department Family support to enhance psychological wellbeing and problem-solving ability Big data analytics via social media platforms with ClusterTech Limited Evidence of drug abuse-related trends and correlations in Hong Kong Artificial intelligence to analyze drug-related posts and comments on social media platforms and explore correlations between underlying problems More details hkfyg.org.hk/en/2019/11/15/projectradar/ Partner University of Hong Kong Sponsor Beat Drugs Fund
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Project R and Project RADAR Hong Kong’s Top Ten Best Practice Awards in Social Welfare: 2017 and 2019
