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Laventille Drug Abuse Demand Reduction Committee

LP 89 Upper Laventille Road , East Dry River | Port of Spain | | Trinidad and Tobago

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Phone

627-8727<br />Fax: 627-8724

Email

ldadrc@gmail.com

Web

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Business hours

9.00 am -3 pm, Monday -Friday

Institution

Type of organisation
Non-governamental organization
Year of foundation
1997
Institutional presentation
Mission To build a community where residents will possess the willingness,tools and skills to improve the quality of life for all within their community Visions To create an educated ,focused and confident people
Direct beneficiaries
  • Not drug users
  • Drug users
  • Motivational groups (drug users and not drug users)
  • HIV/AIDS
Target population activities
  • General population
Objective of the centre/ services
To educate the people of the Laventille community about the use and abuse of drugs. To encourage persons to become involved in activities that would promote healthy lifestyles. To ensure that persons are kept well informed of programme /activities by networking with other community based,faith based and government and non government organisations.
National coverage
Territorial coverage-Laventille and environs

Intervention framework

Intervention types
  • Prevention
  • Social integration
  • Risk reduction
  • Harm reduction
Intervention framework for Prevention
  • Community
Intervention framework for Social integration
  • Employment support (writing applications/ opening bank accounts/providing references)
Intervention framework for Risk reduction
  • Other (Sensitization/awareness)
Intervention framework for Harm reduction
  • Community-based programs (networking and territory work, social inclusion)
Activities
  • Promotion
  • Health education
  • Training
  • Distribution of material
  • Awareness
Description of the main activities
Awareness programmes, training, support towards social re-integraton.

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