YOUTHS SUPPORTED UNDER CREST-YOUTH AND YIT PROGRAMMES AND AVERAGE ENGAGEMENT DURATIONS

16 October 2024

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 3140

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 16 OCTOBER 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin

MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC

Question No. 6204

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what is the average age of youths who are supported by the (i) Youth Community Outreach Team (CREST-Youth) and (ii) Youth Integrated Team (YIT), respectively; (b) what is the average duration which a youth is supported for; and (c) how many touchpoints does a mental healthcare worker has with (i) the youth and (ii) their caregivers, respectively, during that period.

Answer

1 Details of Youth Community Outreach Team (CREST-Youth) and Youth Integrated Team (YIT) services are shown in Table 1. MOH does not track the number of sessions CREST-Youth and YIT service providers have with caregivers.

Table 1: Average client age, duration of support, and number of sessions of CREST-Youth and YIT services

CREST-Youth YIT

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	CREST-Youth	YIT
Average age of youths who are supported	Majority of the youths are between 17 and 21 years.
Average duration which a youth is supported for	4-5 months	6-7 months
Average number of sessions with youth	4 sessions	4 sessions