MEDIA
Media
Video : Addicted to Alcohol
A beneficiary shares his journey into alcohol addiction and how it took over his life. This video was scripted, produced and realised by Rice Media in conjunction with WE CARE.
Video : Gambling to numb the pain of loss
Find out why this person turned to gambling to numb the pain from the loss of her father
Video - From Addict to Barista
This video depicts the real-life journey of J, who turned her love of coffee drinking into a career as a barista.
The film was commissioned by IMDA as a series on women, We Are All Escapists, who had been incarcerated and the difficulties they faced returning to the community.
Written and directed by filmmaker Joy Lee, the video was produced together with Viddsee, who is also hosting the video on its platform.
https://www.viddsee.com/video/what-is-your-story/0vrqt?series=we-are-all-escapists&season=1
The entire series can be viewed here:
Video : Nicotine - A Son's Perspective
In this video, a son recalls his father's smoking habit, and how this may well have contributed to his cancer condition.
SMU Students Measure The Social Impact of the Services Provided by WE CARE
WOW News - The Latest Higher Education New
16 Apr 2020
A new program evaluation conducted by students of the Singapore Management University (SMU) measures in monetary terms the social benefits and costs of the services and activities provided by WE CARE Community Services (WE CARE).
For every dollar invested in WE CARE, S$9.50 of economic benefit is returned to the community in Singapore.
To beneficiaries, this value translates into money saved on drugs, alcohol, medical treatment and improvement in earnings.
For the authorities, there are reduced costs on housing for inmates, law enforcement and legal expenses.
These were the findings revealed by an independent program evaluation conducted by the SMU and WE CARE, an addiction treatment and recovery centre.
To read the rest of this news article, click here SMU Students Measure Monetarily the Social Impact of WE CARE
To look at the complete report issued by SMU, click here SMU Programme Evaluation Report on WE CARE
