Youths Supported under CREST-Youth and YIT Programmes and Average Engagement Durations

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin asked 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 youths and (ii) their caregivers, respectively, during that period.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Details of Youth Community Outreach Team (CREST-Youth) and Youth Integrated Team (YIT) services are shown in Table 1 below. The Ministry of Health does not track the number of sessions CREST-Youth and YIT service providers have with caregivers.