CFMH Mission

• To empower offenders to lead socially responsible lives.
• To enhance our partners’ capabilities to foster a safe community
• To ensure highest ethical standards in our practices

What We Do

• Provide assessment and treatment for youth and adults with sexual and violent offending behaviours.
• Provide specialised training and consultation for MSF staff and community partners in the detection and management of offending behaviours.
• Provide assistance to courts and external agencies in the form of consultations and assessments.
• Partner with community agencies to expand the provision of treatment and support services for clients with offending behaviours.
• Conduct treatment efficacy research for CFMH programmes, as well as collaborative research with external agencies, so as to improve local knowledge and understanding of offending.
• Inform polices on offender management and rehabilitation.

Specialised Treatment Programmes

• Positive Adolescent Sexuality Treatment (PAST): A comprehensive cognitive-behavioural group treatment programme for adolescents who have committed sexual offending or have engaged in sexually abusive behaviours.
• Positive Psychotherapy Group (PPG): A cognitive-behavioural group treatment programme for adult men who have committed sexual offending or have engaged in sexually abusive behaviours.
• Basic Education and Sexuality Treatment (BEST): A specialised treatment programme for adolescent and adult males with special needs (e.g., intellectual disability) who have committed sexual offending or engaged in sexually abusive behaviours.
• Violence Prevention Programme (VPP): A comprehensive cognitive-behavioural group treatment programme for adolescents who have committed violent offending or engaged in serious or chronic aggression

Ongoing Research

• Programme evaluation of PAST, PPG, VPP, and BEST
• Validation of risk assessment tools
• Issues pertaining to youth criminality, recidivism, and rehabilitation of offenders
• Issues relating to preventive measures for youth at risk
• Role of protective factors in offending

Talks and Training

• Risk assessment and treatment of violent and sexual offending behaviours
• Management and treatment of sexual behaviour problems and aggression
• Understanding general offending behaviours
• Child investigative interviewing
• Child-safe environments
• Crisis intervention and debrief