Project Empathy - Drug Prevention Service Project for Ethnic Minority Parents And The High-risk Youth

We concern the service gap and needs of ethnic minorities (EM) on drug preventive and rehabilitation service. Sponsored by Beat Drugs Fund since August 2021, Project Empathy provides drug prevention services for high risk youth from Non-Chinese communities. We add focus on cannabis abuse among EM at-risk youths and hidden young drug abusers. Through harm reduction approach and interactive activities, our target youths will have a more comprehensive and profound understanding and concepts on the consequences of cannabis abuse and drug trafficking, and therefore nurturing their attitude to against with drug abuse. Besides, we strengthen the supports for parents/caregivers of and EM at-risk youths and hidden young drug abusers, increasing their awareness on early help-seeking and understanding towards the legal consequences of drug abuse, and the availability of social service on drug abuse.

Service Objective

Service Users

Scope of Service

Service Fee

Service Hours

Service Application

Service Withdrawal

Enquiries and Contact

Service Objective

Through physical outreaching service at night-time and midnight period and online outreaching service, educational groups and so on, we provide drug prevention service to EM high-risk youths and their parents/caregivers. We aim to enhance the capability on drug avoidance and early identify and intervene the EM at-risk youths and hidden young drug abusers as well as the provision of supports to their parents/caregivers, so as to enhance their self-efficiency and build up a healthy and positive lifestyle.

Service Users

Ethnic minority (Non-Chinese) youth at-risk and their parents/caregivers lived in Hong Kong
Hidden drug abusers

Scope of Service

Outreaching service: Nighttime and Midnight outreaching, on-the-spot crisis intervention and counseling service
EM peer educators: who speak Urdu, Hindi, Nepalese and English to provide peer support and peer counseling service
Activities: provide healthy life style building, drug awareness enhancement and drug offences knowledge
Vocational training: job searching, interviewing skills and interpersonal skills
Educational groups: provide the youths with intervention on consequences of cannabis abuse and drug trafficking, as well as equipping their parents /caregivers with skills and ability to handle the situation of drug use in their children
Service referral: referring drug abusers to rehabilitation and treatment services or other related service.

Service Fee

Free of Charge

Service Hours

Monday to Friday	9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays	Closed

Service Application

Applicant may submit the application directly or through referral made by other organizations/institutions.

Service Withdrawal

Service can be terminated upon worker's professional judgment and mutual agreement made with the service users. Service users may terminate service voluntarily at any juncture of the service process.

Enquiries and Contact

Address: Room 404, 2/F, 402-404 Shanghai Street, Kowloon (near Yau Ma Tei MTR Exit A1)
Tel: (852) 2323 3983
Fax: (852) 3747 0456
Email：pic_msr@sidebyside.org.hk