Rainbow Lutheran Centre
Introduction
Our name “Rainbow” represents our vision of service users having hope of continuing to striving for a better life after suffering from setbacks in life. In the Bible, the Rainbow is a sign of “Grace”. After destroying the Earth with Great Flood, God established covenant with men with rainbow as the sign to give men a second chance of life. Likewise, we hope to assist people who are in need to refrain from psychotropic substance abuse and rebuild a healthy life through our encounters.
Objectives
- Help people who abuse psychotropic drugs to withdraw from drugs so that they can rebuild a healthy life
- Facilitate young people to understand the harmful effects of psychotropic substances so that they can stay away from such substances
- Assist the families of psychotropic substance abusers to face and handle the corresponding problems
- Provide counselling service to rehabilitants who have just been discharged from Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres to strengthen their determination to maintain drug-free
- Offer professional training and community education to enhance the skills and knowledge of youth workers and the people in need in addressing the issues related to drugs
Target
- People who abuse psychotropic substances
- Families of people who abuse psychotropic substances
- People discharged from Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Centres
- Youth workers, teachers, parents and community members
- Secondary school students in the district
Service
- Individual, family and group counseling
- Case assessment and referral
- Withdrawal and rehabilitation counseling
- Medical support services and referral
- Outreach counseling (Early detection and intervention)
- Family counseling and emotional support
- Preventive education in secondary schools
- Professional training and community education
- Telephone and drop-in advisory services
Service Hour
From Monday to Friday 9:30pm-1:00pm;2:00pm- 5:30pm;
Tuesday to Friday Night 6:30pm-9:30pm (individual and group counselling services are available by appointment);
Saturday 9:30pm-1:00pm;
Sundays and public holidays: closed
Fee
Free
Others
Medical support services
We provide suitable health intervention to service users through professional medical assessment, analysis and treatment so as to:
- facilitate their understanding of the hazardous effects of psychotropic substances to the body;
- enhance their drug withdrawal motivation
- intervene physical, mental, and emotional problems brought by drug abuse
Content:
- Nursing health assessment and medical care
- Physical examination ( Lung x-ray, ECG computer analysis, liver function and kidney function tests)
- Medical analysis and diagnosis, treatment and referral (including General Medicine, Psychiatry, Urology, etc.)
- Diagnosis and treatment by registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners
- Counseling by social workers and clinical psychologists
