ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear
Colleagues, 23
August, 2012
An
Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation facility has been opened at Ashiaman near Tema
called House of St. Francis. The facility is close to the roundabout from the
Tema motorway leading to Ashiaman turning left some 800 meters from the Tema-
Ashiaman roundabout and driving on the rough road for about three minutes.
This
residential facility has a 40 bed capacity and is initially accommodating men
with alcohol and substance use disorders.
The
facility is being established by the Catholic Archdiocese of Accra and the
Hopeful Way Foundation. The Archdiocese
has the overall ownership and legal responsibility for the House of St Francis,
and Hopeful Way is responsible for the day to day running of the facility.
The
House is part of the overall effort by the Archdiocese to educate and raise
awareness among the youth and other members of society about the destructive
nature of addiction;
The
treatment approach models being used are:
the 12 steps recovery approach using Recovery Dynamics program
curriculum and Therapeutic Community approach concepts.
Partnerships
developed by interested experts from Ghana and USA in recovery are currently
assisting in establishing a solid foundation, lead by
Oxford House, Inc. of the USA, to help rehabilitate persons with alcohol and
drug addiction disorders.
Detoxification
facilities, hospitals, clinics, organizations and professionals involved in the
management of Alcohol and Drug Addiction and any related fields in Ghana are
being encouraged to send clients for assessment and admission to this facility.
Each client should be sponsored as they will benefit from both the boarding and
services provided.
For
more information and admission assessment of clients, kindly contact the
following telephone numbers: 0205 695 903 and 0278 878 299.
Efforts
are being made to establish relationships between the House of St. Francis and the
Ghanaian communities in the U.S.
Prof.
J.B. Asare
Chairman,
Hopeful Way Foundation
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