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Type of organisation

Non-governamental organization

Year of foundation

april 1st 1997

Institutional presentation

The Voice Foundation MISSION as exemplary Christian Rehabilitation Center internal, tightly structured professional guidance to alcohol and drug addicts on medical, educational and counseling area to let him return back to health in society. This according to the guidelines for residential substance abuse treatment by the Ministry of health and the National Anti-drug Council. The mission is based on the following Christian principles: 1. That every human being is precious in the sight of God 2. That there is forgiveness of sins and 3. That there is salvation for people with life-controlling problems = addicts, by Jesus Christ

Direct beneficiaries

• Experimental drug users
• Drug users
• Problematic drug users
• Homeless
• 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

Foundation “De Stem” (The Voice) is a faith based organization providing rehabilitation services to male drug and alcohol addicts. Our service had expanded the last 10 years to women with social economic problems, victims and offenders of domestic violence, young adolescents (boys) with behavior problems. To provide treatment and guidance to every addict or person who need professional treatment no matter who you are.

National coverage

In our annual meetings (2 in a year) we inform the society and stakeholders and also the press is invited, about our activities and also the goals we’ve reached. We also participate in information fairs were we share our activities and information about the services we offer. Although the treatment center is in Paramaribo, the services is available to the rest of the country and even for clients from the Netherlands, USA and French Guyana

Intervention framework

Intervention types

• Prevention
• Treatment
• Social integration
• Penal system interventions
• Harm reduction

Intervention framework for Prevention

• Community
• Public events
• Family

Intervention framework for Treatment

• Internment/in-patient
• Outpatient/diurnal/outpatients clinic
• Treatment groups (relapse prevention)
• Dual diagnosis treatment

Intervention framework for Social integration

• Housing support
• Employment support (writing applications/ opening bank accounts/providing references)
• Education support

Intervention framework for Penal system interventions

• Prison
• Community
• Family
• Work place

Intervention framework for Harm reduction

• Street approach programs (brigades, peer work, extramural health education)
• Psychotherapy for harm reduction

Activities

• Support
• Coodination
• Health education
• Training
• Information
• Guidance
• Awareness
• Abstinent based residential treatment
• After-care, social reintegration, halfway houses

Description of the main activities

accommodate and guide drug addicts, victim's and offenders of domestic violence, ex- priosoners, youth. Exploiting an outpatient clinic information, health education, family and client support groups, counseling and treatment