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Her Majesty's Prison

Cayon Street | Basseterre | | St. Kitts and Nevis

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Contact Data

Phone

869-465-2241 ext 4381/4386

Web

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Business hours

Monday to Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Institution

Type of organisation
Governamental/Public-national
Institutional presentation
To always be on the cutting edge of providing security and opportunities through programs for the disenfranchised and unfortunate ones in our midst with the aim of bringing them back into the main stream as productive citizens
Direct beneficiaries
  • Not drug users
  • Experimental drug users
  • Drug users
  • Problematic drug users
  • Women presenting problematic drug use
  • Women with children
  • Homeless
  • Dually diagnosed (comorbid)
  • HIV/AIDS
Target population activities
  • Family/parents
Objective of the centre/ services
The main goal of Her Majesty's Prison is to rehabilitate the inmates by preparing them for reintegration into society and to reduce recidivism, especially violent recidivism. Objectives: Provide psychological and psychiatric intervention:- this is designed to enhance rehabilitative outcomes, adjustment in prison and for the preparation for reentry or release. Identify and change dysfunctional beliefs, thoughts and pattern of behaviors that contribute to their problems. In order to solve the substance abuse and other related problems, the Prison attempts to develop the inmates social, cognitive and vocational skills. Self-care: interventions that help the inmates carry out daily living activities independently Education: intervention that contribute to developing the intellectual capacity of the inmates through academic classes. Job preparation: equipping inmates with vocational, job/life skills for reentry.
National coverage
The service is provided for inmates at Her Majesty's Prison

Intervention framework

Intervention types
  • Treatment
  • Risk reduction
Intervention framework for Treatment
  • Other (Mental Health Clinic/Counselling)
Intervention framework for Risk reduction
  • Interventions on prevention and health education
  • Public health intervention (provision of HIV screening or basic health intervention eg for diabetics)
Activities
  • Health education
  • Information
  • Family & socio-educational intervention
  • Personal & socio-educational intervention
  • Guidance
  • Awareness
  • Others (Counseling)
  • Self help
Description of the main activities

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