Service Objectives:  

This territory-wide project aims to establish a systematic and customized comprehensive follow-up service for discharged drug rehabilitated patients and their families, which focuses on four aspects: post-discharge community support, life planning, family support, and building community connection networks. The program provides diverse physical, mental, and spiritual recovery activities helping drug rehabilitation patients maintain a drug-free and healthy lifestyle in the community and effectively cope with relapse. 

The plan aims to reduce the risk of relapse for drug rehabilitation patients, enhance their ability to assist in drug rehabilitation, improve their employment readiness and employment rate, increase youths’ self-efficacy in refusing drugs through preventive education, and enhance the public's awareness towards drug abuse. It aims to create a supportive environment for drug rehabilitated patients. 

Target Service Users: Inpatients or discharged individuals who have used harmful psychotropic substances and their families. 

Service Area: Territory-wide 

Services Content: 

• Pre-discharge preparation groups and short-term case counseling for rehabilitated patients. 

• Continuous case counseling, medical support services, community care services, and life planning training in the community after discharge. 

• Case counseling, group counseling, and interactive activity platforms for families of drug rehabilitated patients. 

• Community support activities and anti-drug workshops. 

Give Me A Buddy Hug – Community Based Recovery Project 2.0 

Address: G/F, Hing Shing House, Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun, New Territories
Phone: 2453 7030
Fax: 2453 7031
Email: ycshugs@caritassws.org.hk 
Website: hugs.caritas.org.hk