The MSF Youth Homes (i.e. Singapore Boys’ Home and Singapore Girls’ Home) function as a Place of Detention and a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre for youths who are in conflict with the law, as well as a Place of Safety for youths who are beyond parental control or in need of care and protection. The Youth Court may order a youth to reside in the MSF Youth Homes, when it has assessed that community-based options are unsuitable or inappropriate based on the youths’ risks and needs.
The Homes offer academic, rehabilitative and holistic development programmes to meet the needs of the youths and their families so that the youths can reintegrate into society as socially responsible persons.
New Admissions to MSF Youth Homes by Gender and Case Type
| Home |
Case Types |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| Singapore Boys' Home (SBH) |
Offender |
176 |
233 |
224 |
194 |
130 |
84 |
80 |
59 |
| Non-Offender |
8 |
14 |
12 |
19 |
21 |
14 |
26 |
22 |
| Sub-Total (SBH) |
184 |
247 |
236 |
213 |
151 |
98 |
106 |
81 |
| Singapore Girls' Home (SGH) |
Offender |
29 |
45 |
33 |
29 |
26 |
13 |
12 |
6 |
| Non-Offender |
35 |
49 |
53 |
52 |
68 |
30 |
40 |
36 |
| Sub-Total (SGH) |
64 |
94 |
86 |
81 |
94 |
43 |
52 |
42 |
| Total |
248 |
341 |
322 |
294 |
245 |
141 |
158 |
123 |
New Admissions to MSF Youth Homes by Age
Age
|
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
Below 13 years
|
3 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
13-14 years
|
84 |
89 |
72 |
99 |
99 |
90 |
62 |
43 |
46 |
24 |
15-16 years
|
254 |
224 |
158 |
212 |
203 |
165 |
154 |
84 |
101 |
85 |
Above 16 years
|
19 |
12 |
12 |
21 |
17 |
34 |
25 |
11 |
7 |
11 |
Total
|
360 |
329 |
248 |
341 |
322 |
294 |
245 |
141 |
158 |
123 |
Source: Ministry of Social and Family Development
Updated on 26 May 2020