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== Definitions ==
 
== Definitions ==
  
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=== Definition of [insert your target group / issue] ===
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=== Substance Abuse ===
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* Identify and define your target group or social issue, and state who is included or excluded to provide a sense of the scope of the issue. (For example, will the page on Animal Welfare include livestock? Or just focused on pets, community animals and wildlife?)
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* [Insert definitions of different types of substances, eg Drugs, Alcohol, Glue?]
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* It is usually easier to start with national guidelines, laws or reports from apex organisations.
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*Include a comparison with how other countries define the issue if possible (e.g. Local definition of Disability does not include mental health conditions)
 
  
 
==Key Statistics & Figures==
 
==Key Statistics & Figures==
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* Size of target population / prevalence rate: Ideally, it would be the total number of people in your target group, identified by national censuses, surveys or research. When data isn't available, try using the best available proxy, e.g., number of people receiving key services.
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* If the issue you are interested has many sub-segments and sub-pages, then only include the key figures that affect all or most stakeholders in the sector here and leave the other relevant figures at the specific segment or page. This reduces cognitive load for the reader & contributor.
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=== Prevalence Rates ===
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* According to the drug situation report (2016) [https://www.cnb.gov.sg/Libraries/PDE_ArticlesFiles/CNB_Annual_Stats_Release_for_2016.sflb.ashx <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] CNB arrested a total of 3,265 drug abusers in 2016. This was a 2% decrease from the 3,343 drug abusers arrested in 2015. While the number of repeat drug abusers arrested decreased by 6%, from 2,034 in 2015 to 1,917 in 2016, the number of new drug abusers arrested increased by 3%, from 1,309 in 2015 to 1,348 last year. Close to two-thirds of new abusers arrested were youths under 30 years of age.
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* There are 151 young Singaporeans studying in primary to tertiary public educational institution caught for drug offences in 2016. There are 124 being caught in 2015 and 83 in 2014. With that, we can tell that as the years goes by, there are more and more numbers of youths in Singapore who are involved in substance abuse.
  
 
==Map of Key Needs & Issues==
 
==Map of Key Needs & Issues==

Revision as of 04:33, 21 April 2020

Overview

This overview provides a synopsis of the current knowledge base. Having considered all the information, we make sense of it by taking a stab at the following: 1) What are the priority issues that deserve attention, 2) What are opportunity areas that community or voluntary organisations can already take action on, and 3) What knowledge gaps deserve further investigation?

Priority Issues

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Actionable Opportunity Areas

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Knowledge Gaps

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Definitions

Substance Abuse

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Key Statistics & Figures

Prevalence Rates

  • According to the drug situation report (2016) [1] CNB arrested a total of 3,265 drug abusers in 2016. This was a 2% decrease from the 3,343 drug abusers arrested in 2015. While the number of repeat drug abusers arrested decreased by 6%, from 2,034 in 2015 to 1,917 in 2016, the number of new drug abusers arrested increased by 3%, from 1,309 in 2015 to 1,348 last year. Close to two-thirds of new abusers arrested were youths under 30 years of age.
  • There are 151 young Singaporeans studying in primary to tertiary public educational institution caught for drug offences in 2016. There are 124 being caught in 2015 and 83 in 2014. With that, we can tell that as the years goes by, there are more and more numbers of youths in Singapore who are involved in substance abuse.

Map of Key Needs & Issues

[This table and arrows acts as a kind of visual map that allows a sense of sequencing; of the broad preconditions necessary for longer term outcomes to be achieved. Hyperlink the categories below to the specific page or sub-header in the page for easy navigation, so that you can click on 'Employment' below for example, and get straight to that page / segment]

Click the links below to go directly to specific areas of interest:

Community Integration ↘
Social Inclusion
Family & Caregiving ↗
Financial Independence
Employment ↗
Education ↗

Sub-pages

  • If there are population segments that have substantial enough information or interest, then create sub-pages for them. e.g. 'Autism' can be a stand alone pages linked to the Disability pages if the autism community is keen to populate more autism specific information. Or, artists with disability can populate a 'Arts & Disability' page.
  • Insert links to these sub-pages.

Areas of Needs / Desired Outcomes

[Insert Need Area / Desired Outcome]

  • Desired Outcome: [To insert]
  • Synopsis: [To insert]
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Existing Programmes Gaps & Their Causes Possible Solutions
Category A Programmes
Category B Programmes
Category C Programmes

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  • Desired Outcome: [To insert]
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Existing Programmes Gaps & Their Causes Possible Solutions
Category A Programmes
Category B Programmes
Category C Programmes

[Insert Need Area / Desired Outcome]

  • Desired Outcome: [To insert]
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  • Statistics: [To insert]
Existing Programmes Gaps & Their Causes Possible Solutions
Category A Programmes
Category B Programmes
Category C Programmes

Resource Directory

References

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