BABES
A service provided by Beyond Social Services
www.beyond.org.sg or www.babes.org.sg
Sms: 8111 3535
Tel: 1800-TEEN MOM (8336666)
Babes is an SMS crisis service for teenage girls who suspect they are pregnant. It provides a non-threatening first-contact for these youths to seek and receive help. Once rapport is established, outreach workers will meet the girl at a place of her choice.
Highlights
- SMS is a youth-friendly medium that allows youth in crisis to seek help without the added pressure of meeting an adult counsellor face to face initially.
- Outreach workers skilled at "SMS-chatting" in youth lingo.
Community Addictions Management Programme (CAMP)
A service provided by the Institute of Mental Health
www.camp.org.sg
Tel: 6389 2387 / 6839 2389
Fax: 6389 2388
Email: camp@imh.com.sg
Add: 10 Buangkok View Singapore 539747
Aimed at providing treatment and education for individuals with various addictions, the Community Addictions Management Programme (CAMP) has a multidisciplinary team of professionals to help and guide youths away from their addictions.
Highlights
- Internet addiction is just one of the various addictions targeted at CAMP. Youths with multiple addictions can receive professional treatment at a centralised location.
- Under the programme, both medical and non-medical treatments are available for addictions.
- Believing that recovery begins with the desire to change, CAMP organises recovery support groups to promote encouragement and sharing amongst those addicted.
A service provided by TOUCH Youth (TOUCH Community Services)
Tel: 1800 377 2252 / 62735568
Fax: 62715449
Email: contactus@planetcrush.org
Add: Block 162 Bukit Merah Central #05-3555 Singapore 150162
CRuSH (Cyberspace Risks and where U Seek Help) is a cyber wellness programme designed by youth, for youth, as a preventive solution to teenage Internet problems today.
Highlights
- CRuSH works closely with schools to bring across the message of cyber wellness in an interesting and meaningful way, through roadshows and workshops.
- A dedicated website and forum supported by youth volunteers is in place to guide and mentor students to adopt positive values in the cyber and real worlds.
- CRuSH provides training for e-mentors and also holds talks for adults and teachers in order to spread the message of cyber wellness.
A service provided by Project 180 (Youth Services)
www.egen.org.sg
Tel: 67871125
Fax: 67879943
Add: Block 145 Simei Street 2 #01-06 Singapore 520145
Designed to provide an alternative platform for youths to express themselves, eGen is an integrated blog community cum online counselling facility for youths.
Highlights
- eGen is the first local blog community with an in-built online counselling facility for youths and young adults in Singapore.
- Through blogging, youths can be engaged and empowered through the positive encounters they have with both the eGen Team as well as their peers on the site and in the process, build a supportive and interactive online community.
- The site is also a proud recipient of the inaugural e-Society Excellence Award by Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) in March 2005.
A service provided by Marine Parade Family Service Centre
www.metoyou.org.sg
Tel: 6445 0100
Fax: 6446 0100
Email: metoyou@mpfsc.org.sg
Add: 53 Marine Terrace #01-227 Singapore 440053
1st real-time cyber-counselling youth chatroom service in Singapore, metoyou is an online preventive and developmental programme offering youth therapeutic, one-to-one online chats towards coping with their struggles and challenges in life.
Highlights
- metoyou Cyber-Counselling Service has been in operation since December 2000.
- Exclusively packaged for youth from subscribed schools with additional range of comprehensive follow-up youth services.
- Chat rooms opened throughout the year and manned by professional counsellors and cyber-counsellors who have undergone a series of 144 hours of comprehensive training programmes and supervision.
Website of the National Council on Problem Gambling
Launched in October 2005, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) website contains a wealth of information on problem or addictive gambling - from how to identify the warning signs, where to seek help and treatment, related news and events, to links to overseas bodies dealing with problem gambling. True stories of those whose lives have been affected by problem gambling are also featured on the website.
National Crime Prevention Council
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) of Singapore is a non-profit organisation committed to promoting public awareness of and concern about crime and to propagate the concept of self-help in crime prevention. The NCPC website provides cybercrime prevention as well as general crime prevention advice.
Project O
A service provided by Students Care Service
www.students.org.sg/olevel
Tel: 62869905
Fax: 62866230
Add: SCS Hougang Centre
Block 463 Hougang Avenue 10
#01-964 Singapore 530463
Targeting secondary school students taking the 'O' level examinations, Project O provides various resources to help them prepare for the examinations.
Highlights
- Besides providing support through a variety of methods such as a website for students with tips on preparing for their examinations, there is also an email counselling service.
- For Project O 2005, in addition to the website and email counselling services, students are further supported through roadshows and an SMS befriending service.
www.sgga.net
Email: info@sgga.net
Add: Singapore Gamers' Association
Woodlands Post Office PO BOX 299 Singapore 917313
The Singapore Gamers' Association (SGGA), established in 2004, is the official association for gamers in Singapore. A non-profit organisation that seeks to advance the gaming industry and gamers' welfare, the objectives of SGGA are achieved through key directives to advance the gaming industry and foster increased awareness for gamers and gaming related activities. Its mission is to assist in the coordination and registration of gamers and gaming communities locally. The association also performs periodic evaluation on related gaming services and businesses.
Youth.SG (The Youth Portal Project)
A Youth initiative by the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports
http://youth.sg
Tel: 6354 7191
Fax: 6256 7250
Email: admin@youth.sg
Add: MCYS Youth Division
512 Thomson Road MCYS Building Singapore 298136
Youth.SG is a first-stop advisory and information resource for young Singaporeans who wish to get involved in the community, and a virtual space for young Singaporeans who want to make a difference to the people around them, and get involved in the community – a place where they can share ideas, make new friends and start their own projects.
Highlights
- Youth.SG is a project by-youth, for-youth, involving youth volunteers as project team members in its development and operation, and featuring content from volunteer contributors across all walks of life.
- Youth.SG aims to encourage youth to make a difference to the lives of people around them, or for a cause they care about. Even as youth pursue their own passions or hobbies, there are many opportunities for them to reach out to those in need. We want to spread the idea that community participation can be about helping people and having fun at the same time.
- Ultimately, Youth.SG aims to help grow an online community of youth who care about making a difference to those around them.