Caritas Wong Yiu Nam Centre | 明愛家庭服務

Service Introduction

Objective

To help youngsters get rid of substance abuse, to minimize the harms of drugs to the body and mind, and to help them lead healthy life and reintegrate into society.

Service Target

1. For young male substance abusers under 40years old who choose to stay one week to one year.
2. For opiate or other substance abusers.
3. Applicants must go through assessment by doctor and/or psychiatrist to ensure they are physically fit and mental stable for treatment.
4. Applicants have to follow the regulations of the centre and sign service contract.

Service and Application

Residential Treatment and Rehabilitation Programmes

• Detoxification Stage (lasting around one week)

Our visiting psychiatrist makes thorough examination and prescribes drugs to help clients go through the detoxification period and to alleviate the symptoms; the nursing staff members provide care to make clients more comfortable, social workers and peer counsellors help clients adjust.

• Rehabilitation Stage (starting from the second week)

The boys take the following activities to facilitate their rehabilitation:

1. Individual counselling, two series of groups: Relapse Prevention and Self Understanding run by social workers;
2. Educational Courses such as language, computer by teachers;
3. Interest and hobby classes like guitar, football, physical fitness, volunteer services etc.
4. Rating System: to encourage the boys to learn actively in the centre, a score is given to reflect their performance in different activities. If the average rating fails to meet the required standard, the boy cannot extend the stay at the end of the month.
   Application: 9349 2462 

Aftercare Service

Boys who have completed our rehabilitation stage are offered aftercare service so as to help them stay away from illicit drugs.

1. Our social workers will provide 12 month follow up service which include urine test.
2. Parents get supportive service from Lok Heep Club.
3. If the boys think fit, he can be referred to have longer training at another treatment and rehabilitation centre.

Other Supportive Programme

1. Bi-Weekly visit session for family members to involve in the rehabilitation.
2. Volunteers coming to centre to run interest classes and recreational activities.
3. "Art・Family" is a three-year (1 June 2025 – 31 May 2028) Anti-Drug Fund project that combines the elements of "art" and "home". "Home" encompasses not only the center's trainees and their families, but also extends to the community concept of "Hong Kong is our home", striving to build a systematic support model that connects individuals, families, and the community. ​Trainees at the center and their families often fall into the cycle of "drug use—rehabilitation—relapse", which impacts their physical and mental well-being, family systems, and self-regulation abilities. In view of this, the project is grounded in Attachment Theory, the Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) model, Expressive Arts Therapy, and the Strengths-based Approach. It aims to provide diverse empowerment activities during the "respite period" of trainees' residential drug rehabilitation to improve their physical and mental well-being, enhance their quality of life and resilience, rebuild individual and family functioning, and help trainees return to the right path and give back to society.
4. Diploma of Applied Education (previously known as the Diploma Yi Jin) is organized in the centre and taught by qualified teacher. This can help drug rehabilitees to gain knowledge, skill and to get change in attitude. This also can encourage them to reintegrate into society by working or further studies in the future.

Capacity and Fee

• Capacity：28
• Fee：HK$3,200 per month（excluding medical check-up）
• Client who have difficulties in paying are referred to apply for CSSA.

To Know More

1. We can arrange to give a detailed presentation of our service to outside organizations.
2. We welcome visitors and people coming to serve as our volunteers.