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The Trinidad and Tobago National Council On Alcoholism and Other Addictions

16 O'Connor Street | Woodbrook | | Trinidad and Tobago

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Contact Data

Phone

868-627-8213
868-757-8213<br />Fax: 868-627-8213

Email

ttncaa@gmail.com

Web

-

Business hours

8.00 am-4 .00 pm Monday -Friday

Institution

Type of organisation
Non-governamental organization
Year of foundation
1976
Institutional presentation
Council was established to sensitize on alcoholism expanded to addiction. It was further extended to a wider context of health risk reduction ,youth development (Socio-economic factors)
Direct beneficiaries
  • Not drug users
  • Experimental drug users
  • Drug users
  • Problematic drug users
  • Fromer drug users
  • Motivational groups (drug users and not drug users)
  • Women presenting problematic drug use
  • Women with children
  • Dually diagnosed (comorbid)
  • HIV/AIDS
  • 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
To aim to have a reduction in the onset of youth drug use and prevalence as well as and other risky behaviour by 1% /2 % per year.
National coverage
National coverage

Intervention framework

Intervention types
  • Prevention
  • Treatment
  • Penal system interventions
  • Risk reduction
  • Harm reduction
Intervention framework for Prevention
  • School/primary education
  • School/secondary education
  • Community
  • Public events
  • Family
  • Other (Parent meetings)
Intervention framework for Treatment
  • Support groups
Intervention framework for Penal system interventions
  • Other (Propose juvenile court project)
Intervention framework for Risk reduction
  • Interventions on prevention and health education
Intervention framework for Harm reduction
  • Community-based programs (networking and territory work, social inclusion)
Activities
  • Hosting
  • Support
  • Promotion
  • Health education
  • Training
  • Information
  • Family & socio-educational intervention
  • Personal & socio-educational intervention
  • Guidance
  • Distribution of material
  • Awareness
  • Field work / Practicum placement
  • Street based intervention
Description of the main activities
Psycho-social programme (assessment,individual counselling).group counselling,parent life skills

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