Community Drug Advisory Council

Website Screen Capture of Community Drug Advisory Council (http://www.cdac.org.hk)

Tel : 25212880
Fax : 25251317
Address : G/F, 12 Borrett Road, Mid-levels, HK
Web Address : http://www.cdac.org.hk
E-mail Address : No related information
Nonprofit organizationCharitable institutions and trusts of a public character, which are exempt from tax under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance, are Nonprofit organizations.

Introduction

CDAC is a bilingual charitable organization that was established in 1985, and is currently a member agency of the Hong Kong Community Chest and Hong Kong Council of Social Services. It was formed by a group of parents and volunteer professionals, who all shared a common concern – teenage drug abuse in Hong Kong. Having over twenty years of experience and exposure in drug education, CDAC remains dedicated to continuing our founders’ work, with aims to raise more community awareness about drug misuse in Hong Kong. We conduct programmes for young people, addressing issues related to Drugs (legal or illegal), Smoking, Alcohol and Healthy Lifestyle Alternatives. All our programmes are interactive and tailor-made to ensure flexibility around different age groups, special needs and backgrounds of the youths while integrating them fully into the existing school curriculum. We also offer training workshops for teachers and parents, which provide knowledge of current drug issues; skills on how to approach youths; locally relevant community resource information as well as referral options.

It is important that we encourage Hong Kong’s youths to adopt a positive attitude towards body image, encourage them to enhance their knowledge of drugs and current drug issues, and to increase repertoire of skills for how to cope with societal pressures. The objective of CDAC is to provide guidance and knowledge, allowing youths to decide themselves that they want to live healthy lifestyles.

Aim

To prevent initiation into drug use and minimize
drug-related harms. This will be achieved through
educational programs which raise community
awareness, develop social skills and promote healthy lifestyle choices.

Services

Service Brief:
- Providing Children & Youth Services
- Providing Family Services
- Providing Community Development Services
- Providing Ethnic Minorities Services
- Providing Substance Abuse Services

Service Scope:
1. Drug Prevention Education and Counselling Service
2. Healthy Lifestyle Education Service
3. Advocacy on Drug Related Issues
4. Support Service to Drug Rehabilitation
5. Body-Mind-Spirit Based Wholistic Health Care Approach

Location

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