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Social Welfare
under the PSDS for the second time or in need of the services of three or more parties. Social workers, police officers, teachers and parents of these young persons work together to decide what is best for them.
Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Services
At year-end, the SWD was subventing 14 residential drug treatment and rehabilitation centres (DTRCs) and halfway houses, 11 counselling centres for psychotropic substance abusers and two centres for drug counselling. In 2013, 23 licences and 17 certificates of exemption for DTRCS were issued or renewed under the Drug Dependent Persons Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres (Licensing) Ordinance.
School Social Work Service
At year-end, 566 school social workers were provided to 470 secondary schools to help students with academic, social and emotional problems and to maximise their educational opportunities.
PATHS to Adulthood: A Jockey Club Youth Enhancement Scheme
The Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes (PATHS) to Adulthood: A Jockey Club Community-Based Youth Enhancement Programme, a three-year project funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, was launched in January to promote the holistic development of junior secondary students into responsible young adults.
District Support Scheme for Children and Youth Development
The SWD allocates $15 million annually to provide direct cash assistance and implement projects through NGOs under the District Support Scheme for Children and Youth Development, addressing the developmental needs of disadvantaged children and young persons which cannot be met by their families or the mainstream education system.
Child Development Fund
The $300-million Child Development Fund (CDF) provides children from disadvantaged backgrounds with more personal development opportunities. Through the CDF projects, participants draw up and implement their own development plans and learn to accumulate savings and intangible assets (such as a positive attitude, personal resilience and capacity and social networks), thus preparing them for their long-term development. By the end of 2013, 40 projects had been launched, benefiting more than 4,000 children aged between 10 and 16.
Clinical Psychological Services
In 2013, 73 clinical psychologists in the SWD and NGOs provided 2,588 psychological assessments and 17,779 treatment sessions for 3,926 cases presenting psychological or psychiatric disorders.
Voluntary Work
The Steering Committee on Promotion of Volunteer Service promotes sustained volunteering under the theme 'Volunteering - New Attitude to Life' and encourages volunteers to integrate
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