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Psychiatric Center Suriname (PCS) Division Addiction Clinic

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

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Contact Data

Phone

(597) -477190 ext. 278

Business hours

Monday till Friday : 08.00 - 15.00

Institution

Type of organisation
Governamental/Public-national
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
  • Experimental drug users
  • Drug users
  • Problematic drug users
  • Fromer drug users
  • Motivational groups (drug users and not drug users)
  • Women presenting problematic drug use
  • Dually diagnosed (comorbid)
  • Specific drug users – Sex workers, Pregnant teens, Institutionalized persons (prisoners), School-age at risk youth, Out of school youths...
Target population activities
  • Family/parents
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
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Risk reduction
  • Harm reduction
Intervention framework for Prevention
  • School/primary education
  • School/secondary education
  • Community
  • Public events
  • Family
  • Work place
Intervention framework for Treatment
  • Outpatient/diurnal/outpatients clinic
  • Treatment groups (relapse prevention)
  • Support groups
  • Dual diagnosis treatment
Intervention framework for Risk reduction
  • Interventions on prevention and health education
  • Interventions on massive public events
  • Substance testing
  • Orientation and counselling on psychodelic experiences on public massive events
  • Community based programs (network, social inclusion…)
Intervention framework for Harm reduction
  • Psychotherapy for harm reduction
Activities
  • Health education
  • Training
  • Information
  • Family & socio-educational intervention
  • Personal & socio-educational intervention
  • Guidance
  • Distribution of material
  • Awareness
  • Low threshold drop in centre
  • Abstinent based residential treatment
  • Self help
  • After-care, social reintegration, halfway houses
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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