https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQrROQOSuY
Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua said more resources are needed from the government to helping youths steer clear of drugs

https://www.msf.gov.sg/what-we-do/ncpr/home
Learn more about programmes and resources to support at-risk youths and youth offenders. ... We oversee national efforts to prevent offending, reoffending, and enhance rehabilitation of offenders. ... More youth involved in drug abuse and sexual offences even as juvenile crime rate falls 43%.

https://www.msf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ncpr/coy-2023_ncpr-presentation.pdf
Strengthened families' role in preventing offending, re-offending and inter-generational offending throughout entire continuum of offending, rehabilitation &. Reviewed and improved early identification, preventive interventions and seamless support for at-risk students and youths through. Focusing on upstream measures to target at-risk children.

https://www.msf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ncpr/factsheet-on-youth-delinquency2fa97cee-baa3-401c-a986-71eb8871bb0b.pdf?sfvrsn=f3f45658_5
clear of offending. Youths who complete the programme are given a warning in lieu of prosecution. These programmes help youths develop better self-control, take responsibility for their actions and acquire life skills to help them steer clear of offending. Guidance Programme (GP) MSF This programme caters to the vast majority of youth

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/03/new-approaches-youth-substance-misuse
In 2022, about 1 in 3 high school seniors, 1 in 5 sophomores, and 1 in 10 eighth graders reported using an illicit substance in the past year, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse's (NIDA) annual survey (Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2022: Secondary School Students, NIDA, 2023 [PDF, 7.78MB]).Those numbers were down significantly from

https://www.msf.org/gap-growing-more-resources-needed-now-neglected-diseases
The pipeline of drugs for neglected diseases is virtually empty. From 1975 to 1999 of the 1393 new drugs marketed only 13, or a mere one per cent, were for tropical diseases. This imbalance is

https://www.tfah.org/report-details/reducing-teen-substance-misuse-what-really-works/
According to Reducing Teen Substance Misuse: What Really Works, 24 states scored five or lower out of 10 on key indicators of leading evidence-based policies and programs that can improve the well-being of children and youth and have been connected with preventing and reducing substance — alcohol, tobacco or other drugs — misuse.. Four states tied for the lowest score of three out of a

https://radiofree.asia/2022/03/01/msf-calls-for-more-resources-to-help-youths-steer-clear-of-drugs-sexual-offending/
MSF calls for more resources to help youths steer clear of drugs, sexual offending. Post date March 1, 2022 This post was originally published on CNA. Print Share Comment Cite Upload Translate Updates. APA. CNA | radiofree.asia (2023-12-15T10:50:26+00:00)

https://www.msfaccess.org/our-work
We work to make necessary treatment affordable, available and adapted to the places where MSF works. We also keep a close watch on medical advances and see how these can be brought to people receiving

https://www.cadca.org/resource/whats-trending-youth-prescription-drug-misuse/
Download Now March 7, 2024. Share: What's Trending: Youth Prescription Drug Misuse. Explore the latest edition of CADCA's What's Trending infographic series, focusing on youth prescription drug misuse. Access this informative resource to educate your community and empower your coalition with action steps, such as advocating for naloxone

https://youth.gov/youth-topics/substance-abuse/federal-youth-substance-abuse-resources
youth.gov is the U.S. government website that helps you create, maintain, and strengthen effective youth programs. Included are youth facts, funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth-related

https://www.thecommunityguide.org/media/2023/pdf/one-pager-family-based-interventions-prevent-substance-abuse-among-youth-p.pdf
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends family-based interventions to prevent substance use among youth. Evidence from the systematic review shows these interventions reduce initiation and use of. cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, and illicit substances among youth as well as initiation and misuse of prescription drugs.

https://news.nestia.com/detail/MSF-calls-for-more-resources-to-help-youths-steer-clear-of-drugs%2C-sexual-offending/8475133
Parliamentary Secretary for Social and Family Development Eric Chua said more resources are needed from the government to helping youths steer clear of drugs and sexual offending.Subscribe to our chan

https://www.moststeerclear.org/resources/
The Washington Recovery Help Line is an anonymous and confidential help line that provides crisis intervention and referral services for Washington State residents. Professionally trained volunteers and staff are available to provide emotional support 24 hours a day, and offer local treatment resource for substance abuse, problem gambling and

https://youth.gov/feature-article/strengthening-families-prevent-teen-drug-use
Strengthening Families to Prevent Teen Drug Use. Experts say one way to prevent young people from using drugs is to strengthen family relationships, so that youth develop an open and trusting relationship with parents. "Parenting Wisely," an online-based SAMHSA-model program developed by Family Works, Inc., teaches parents how to better

https://www.msf.org/drc-alarming-numbers-sexual-violence-victims-camps-around-goma
Goma - In just two weeks, more than 670 victims of sexual violence have been treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in camps for displaced people around Goma, the provincial capital

https://youth.gov/announcements/resource-prescription-disaster-how-teens-misuse-medicine
The guide describes the problem of drug misuse among teens, where and how they are getting drugs, and misconceptions of prescription drug use. ... funding information, and tools to help you assess community assets, generate maps of local and federal resources, search for evidence-based youth programs, and keep up-to-date on the latest, youth

https://www.msf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ncpr/fa_msf_report_on_youth_delinquency_2021_infographic.pdf
Presence of substance abuse, mental disorders, incarceration and/or violence within the family. Childhood maltreatment (i.e., emotional abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect) Community violence. Bullying. Absence of both parents due to either death or separation. Absence of a loving mother. Parental con ict.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-youth-involved-in-drug-abuse-and-sexual-offences-even-as-juvenile-crime-rate-falls-43
A new report on youth delinquency has found that the number of young drug abusers rose by 10 per cent between 2016 and 2020, while sexual offences, such as outrage of modesty and rape, committed

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/daily-cuts/helping-our-youth-steer-clear-drugs-3666861
The 'sexual violence protocol' has been activated and Rubiales has now been suspended. Ash Hashim, Director of Futbolita shares how important is it for this protocol to be called. 28/08/2023

https://www.msf.gov.sg/events/conversations-on-youth-2023
Conversations on Youth (COY) is a biennial symposium that brings together stakeholders for a dialogue on supporting youths-at-risk and youth offenders. It aims to build a preventive support system for our youths. COY is organised under the auspices of the National Committee on Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recidivism (NCPR).

https://www.msf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ncpr/fa_msf_report_on_youth_delinquency_2021.pdf
Acknowledgements. This report is a joint effort and collaboration by the following National Committee on Prevention, Rehabilitation and Recidivism agencies: Ministry of Education. Ministry of Home Affairs. Central Narcotics Bureau. Singapore Police Force. Singapore Prison Service. Ministry of Social and Family Development.

https://www.msf.gov.sg/docs/default-source/ncpr/factsheet-on-youth-delinquency2fa97cee-baa3-401c-a986-71eb8871bb0b.pdf
drug abusers among youth drug abuse arrests have both decreased over the past five years, from approximately 85% to 70% (Figure 1.3). This is likely due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting movement restriction affecting arrests. However, a growing proportion of youths may hold more permissive views on drugs.