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Psychiatric Center Suriname (PCS) Division Addiction Clinic

Letitia Vriesdelaan (1 - 3) | Paramaribo | Paramaribo| Surinam

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Contact Data

Phone

(597) -477190 ext. 278

Business hours

Monday till Friday : 08.00 - 15.00

Institution

Type of organisation
Gubernamental/Pública - Nacional
Year of foundation
1986
Institutional presentation
the outpatient Care clinic is part of the Cluster Ambulatory Facilities Addiction care of the Psychiatric Center Suriname (PCS). This Cluster includes Outpatient treatment center for the treatment and support of clients and the knowledge center for information, training and education (BAD). The department works according to the medical Psychiatric / BIO- psycho-social model. the outpatient clinic is a low threshold facility where the following target groups get help: people with problems that are the result of alcohol and or drug abuse and other forms of addiction. People with additive behavior that negatively affect their daily functioning. Furthermore we apy attention to: family members of people with an addition problem.
Direct beneficiaries
  • Usuarios experimentales de drogas
  • Usuarios de drogas en general
  • Consumidores problemáticos de drogas
  • Ex consumidores de drogas
  • Grupos motivacionales (donde hay consumidores y no consumidores)
  • Mujeres con uso problemático de sustancias
  • Personas diagnosticadas de patología dual
  • Grupos específicos –mujeres consumidoras de crack, trabajadoras sexuales, personas que inhalan solventes, jóvenes que dejan el sistema educativo…
Target population activities
  • Familia / Padres
Objective of the centre/ services
1. Providing medical , psychiatric, psycho therapeutic care and psychological support; 2. aftercare and rehabilitation, relapse prevention 3. practical help with the help of a social worker prevention, information, advice and research
National coverage
Suriname - all the 10 districts. Offices in Paramaribo and Nickerie . The hinterland is done in collaboration with the medical mission and the rural area is covered in collaboration with the Regional health Service

Intervention framework

Intervention types
  • Prevención
  • Tratamiento
  • Reducción de Riesgos
  • Reducción de Daños
Intervention framework for Prevención
  • Escuela / Educación primaria
  • Escuela / Educación secundaria
  • Comunidad
  • Eventos públicos
  • Familia
  • Lugar de trabajo
Intervention framework for Tratamiento
  • Paciente externo / diurno / ambulatorio
  • Grupos de tratamiento (prevención de recaídas)
  • Grupos de autoayuda
  • Tratamiento del Diagnóstico dual
Intervention framework for Reducción de Riesgos
  • Intervenciones de prevención y educación en salud
  • Intervenciones en eventos masivos y públicos (zona de hidratación, descanso, información)
  • Testeo de sustancias
  • Orientación y apoyo a experiencias psicodélicas en eventos masivos y públicos
  • Programas de base comunitaria (trabajo de redes y territorio, inclusión social)
Intervention framework for Reducción de Daños
  • Psicoterapia de reducción de daños (integración de los principios al tratamiento)
Activities
  • Educación para la salud
  • Formación
  • Información
  • Intervención socio-educativa familiar
  • Intervención socio-educativa individual
  • Orientación
  • Reparto de material
  • Sensibilización
  • Centro de baja exigencia
  • Tratamiento residencial basado en la abstinencia
  • Autoayuda
  • Reinserción-reintegración social, alojamiento temporal
Description of the main activities
Providing medical , psychiatric, psycho therapeutic care and psychological support; 2. aftercare and rehabilitation, relapse prevention 3. practical help with the help of a social worker prevention, information, advice and research

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