Hotline Service for Youth at Risk
Service Description
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups operates the Hotline Service for Youth at Risk under the subvention of Social Welfare Department. The hotline service is to provide a means to alleviate the problem of youth at risk, especially youngster suicide. Callers who are emotionally unstable could have an opportunity to ventilate their emotion and seek for help.
Hotline service for youth at risk provides the following services to the callers:
- Telephone guidance and counselling;
- Face-to-face counselling to those callers who requiring immediate intervention and for further referral;
- Referring clients to other appropriate service units in order to meet their needs; and
- Special education or preventive projects to address their common problems identified from callers.
Target Group
Children and youth aged from 6 to 24.
Operating Hours
Between 2:00pm to 2:00am from Monday to Saturday.
Hotline
2777 8899
For details of the Hotline Service, please visit the following web page:http://www.27778899.hk/.