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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1987
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"I SAW THE PLAY EARLIER THIS WEEK AND IT WAS VERY ME THAT THE DANGERS OF PSYCHOTROPIC DRUG ABUSE STRONGLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO THE 150 OR SO YOUNGSTERS LANGUAGE WHICH THEY UNDERSTOOD, HE SAID.
THE PLAY "A DANGEROUS GAME" WILL CONTINUE ITS NEXT FEW MONTHS AT DIFFERENT VENUES.
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HALF-WAY HOUSE AN IMPORTANT STEP TO RE-INTEGRATION
A HALF-WAY HOUSE SERVES AS A 'BUFFER STATE' BETWEEN A DISCHARGED MENTAL PATIENT AND HIS FAMILY AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.
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"IT IS A MOST VALUABLE PROVISION FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THESE PATIENTS, SHE SAID WHILE ADDRESSING THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE NEW LIFE PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION.
MRS WONG EXPLAINED THAT AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL SOME CLIENTS MIGHT NEED A HALF-WAY HOUSE TO REGAIN BASIC DAILY LIVING AND SOCIAL SKILLS BEFORE THEY COULD BE INTEGRATED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
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A PATIENT'S FAMILY MEMBERS, SHE SAID, MIGHT ALSO NEED TIME AN OPPORTUNITY TO READJUST THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT HAD BEEN AWAY FROM HOME FOR A LONG PERIOD AND WHOSE BEHAVIOUR IN THE PAST MIGHT HAVE SHATTERED THEIR TRUST IN HIM.
SHE NOTED THAT WITH THE UNTIRING EFFORTS OF THE MASS MEDIA, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND THE GOVERNMENT, THE RESISTANCE TO HALF-WAY HOUSES HAD SUBSIDED GRADUALLY.
HOWEVER, THE PROVISION OF REHABILITATION FOR THOSE PATIENTS WITH A RECORD OF "VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR" HAD STILL ΤΟ BE RESOLVED, SHR SAID.
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"ANY PERSON MAY HAVE A RECORD OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR BUT THIS SHOULD INDEED NOT BE A REASON TO EXILE HIM FROM OUR MIDST FOR LIFE, SHE SAID.
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