NCADA DrugFreeSG Forum

2026 'Resilient Youth & Families' Forum

On 18 April 2026, approximately 100 participants from across Singapore's anti-drug ecosystem came together at the NCADA DrugFreeSG 'Resilient Youth & Families' Forum. The programme included:

Opening remarks by the Guest-of-Honour A/P Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs
Presentations on the National Drug Perception Survey 2025 and the Study on Parent-Child Conversations by the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
A panel discussion with NCADA members, Dr Victor Seah from SUSS, and DrugFreeSG youth advocate Mr Dervin Lua
Breakout group discussions where participants shared insights and possible solutions to strengthen community efforts in supporting youth and families in drug prevention, which can be supported by the DrugFreeSG Fund

Key ideas surfaced at the Forum include:

Theme: Youth Influences & At-risk Youths	Theme: Families & Parental Conversations
Provide early intervention and pre-exposure prevention through deeper research into at-risk youth segments for targeted interventions Channel at-risk youths to upstream non-clinical interventions Encourage youths to consider healthier options such as sports and help them be more discerning Connect youths with role models such as social workers	Build parents' capability and confidence through increased parental involvement and complementing preventive drug education efforts in schools Create urgency for parents to be more proactive in having age-appropriate anti-drug conversations Build trust and relationships between parents and children, including face-to-face interactions

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