Directory

Contact Data

Institution

Type of organisation

Organización no gubernamental

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

• Usuarios experimentales de drogas
• Usuarios de drogas en general
• Consumidores problemáticos de drogas
• Personas sin hogar
• Personas diagnosticadas de patología dual
• Personas con VIH/SIDA
• 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

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

• Prevención
• Tratamiento
• Inserción / Integración social
• Intervenciones en el Sistema Penal
• Reducción de Daños

Intervention framework for Prevención

• Comunidad
• Eventos públicos
• Familia

Intervention framework for Tratamiento

• Internación
• Paciente externo / diurno / ambulatorio
• Grupos de tratamiento (prevención de recaídas)
• Tratamiento del Diagnóstico dual

Intervention framework for Inserción / Integración social

• Apoyo a la vivienda
• Apoyo al empleo
• Apoyo a la educación

Intervention framework for Intervenciones en el Sistema Penal

• Prisión
• Comunidad
• Familia
• Trabajo

Intervention framework for Reducción de Daños

• Programas de acercamiento a calle (brigadas, trabajo de pares, educación en salud extramural)
• Psicoterapia de reducción de daños (integración de los principios al tratamiento)

Activities

• Acompañamiento
• Coordinación
• Educación para la salud
• Formación
• Información
• Orientación
• Sensibilización
• Tratamiento residencial basado en la abstinencia
• Reinserción-reintegración social, alojamiento temporal

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