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Preventive Drug Education (PDE) is essential for we strongly believe that anti-drug abuse education is a critical pre-emptive step to counter potential drug abuse. Primarily targeted at the youths in our community, the primary objective is to inform and educate the young on the dangers of drug abuse. |
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| ASPIRE Camp | |
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ASPIRE Camp, a one-day character building camp, it offer students (ages 10 to 15) opportunities for building self-efficacy, teamwork and leadership and also includes an important component on anti-drug education. In 2009, we reached out to 496 students from 13 schools and clubs. In total, 14 camps were held. |
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| Anti-Drug and Inhalant Abuse Badge Scheme | |
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The Anti-drug and Inhalant Abuse Badge Scheme is a series of one-day courses during school holidays, to educate the uniformed group students, who will act as Transfer Agents in advocating the consequences of drug and inhalant abuse to their schoolmates, peers and family members. More than 7000 pupils take part in this programme annually to help spread the message to another 5 other people including their parent or guardian.
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| SANA Neighbourhood DAPCs |
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SANA Neighbourhood DAPCs was introduced in 1979 to tap resources within constituencies.Drug Abuse Prevention Committees (DAPCs) were formed comprising grassroots leaders in the respective neighbourhoods. There are currently 18 DAPCs assisting SANA to spread the anti-drug message by organising exhibitions and other activities. Pledging to be Drug-Free has been very well received in the heartlands. In October 2009, the Central Coordinating DAPC was formed to bring together the 18 disparate DAPCs under one central taskforce to strengthen our preventive drug education outreach programmes. This committee will also play an important role to bolster the work undertaken by the SANA Support Group to provide a more sustained, structured and robust post-aftercare programme for our clients and their families. |
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| SANA Helpline | |
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The SANA Helpline provides drug abuse related information to the general public and support to ex-addicts and their families by request. The toll-free number, 1800-733-4444, operates Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 6.00 pm.
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Aftercare services are provided to aid the ex-drug offenders and their families in their difficult recovery journey and reintegration into society. Support and guidance that are provided to their our clients (and family members) during the aftercare period are also extended into post aftercare. |
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| Case Management Framework (CMF) | |
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CMF is a holistic approach with an individualised service plan (ISP), and comprises 2 months of pre-release counseling (in-care phase) and aftercare assistance for 6 months. |
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| SMART Programme | |
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The SMART Programme, with its focus on inhalant abuse, comprises activities and workshops held in a group setting for 14 to 18 years old probationers and their parents. The activities/workshops serve to foster positive change with regards to probationers feelings, mindsets and behaviour, and to teach them positive coping skills like anger and conflict management, decision-making and problem-solving skills. Aptly named SMART, it represents the focus of the programme development: to attain Self-Management through Activities, Reflections/ Relationship and Therapy. |
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Post Aftercare services provide the second support network to sustain the recovery process of ex-drug offenders, with a strong focus on helping their families through the difficult times. The structured programmes will strengthen our holistic approach in their rehabilitation which includes providing timely and critical assistance to the family members and also helping family bonding through meaningful activities. |
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| Religious Counseling Programme | |
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The Religious Counselling Programme uses religion to develop and strengthen the clients character and increase the resilience against drug temptation, strain and stress. The religious groups in the programme are: Catholic Aftercare (Counselling) Service, Christian Counselling Service, Hindu Aftercare (Counselling) Service, Muslim Aftercare (Counselling) Service and Sikh Aftercare (Counselling) Service. |
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| Community Reintegration Programme | |
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The Community Reintegration Programme (CRP), a pre-released programme initiated by Prisons is designed to help inmates have a seamless entry back into the society through the use of Choice therapy and Life Skills modules. |
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| SANA Support Group | |
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The SANA Support Group is a volunteer and grassroots driven initiative to reach out to SANA clients and their families to provide a more sustained, structured and robust post-aftercare support to address their psychological/emotional and socio/economic needs and help their reintegration into the society. There are representatives from all our various religious affiliates the Catholic, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh Counselling Services. There is also representation from Taoist Federation (Singapore) and Singapore Buddhist Federation. From the grassroots, representatives are from the Neighbourhood Drug Abuse Prevention Committees (DAPCs). |
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| Buddy Mentoring Programme | |
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The Buddy Mentoring Program helps to provide positive guidance, good role modelling and counselling to our clients. The programme is provided to those clients who need guidance and counselling over a longer period in the post-aftercare phase. |
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| Family Enrichment Programme | |
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The Family Enrichment Programme(FEP) is a programme for aftercare clients and their families. It focuses on providing experiential learning for the clients and their children through activities and enrichment workshops. It helps to develop self-confidence, social skills, problem solving techniques and willingness to attempt new challenges together as a family. The programmes main aim is to strengthen family bonding and promote sports/games as a healthy lifestyle activity to rehabilitate ex-offenders. |
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| Volunteer Management System |
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Volunteers are a vital component of SANA's work as reflected in its staff-to-volunteer ratio of 1:119. SANA volunteers are involved in Incare/Aftercare Befriender services for drug inmates and ex-drug addicts and their families, and preventive education services for out-of-school youths to steer them back to mainstream society and the Helpline. As of Augsut 2006, SANA has a regular pool of 859 volunteers with virtually all of them committed to volunteering on a regular basis.
SANA possesses an advanced volunteer management system, including an easy-to-use and comprehensive computerised database, to mobilise, motivate and manage its sizeable volunteer pool. SANA also uses SMS to help contact its volunteers.
In 2003, SANA was awarded the prestigious Best Volunteer Management System Award by the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC). |
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