Our Programme

The experience of trauma can cause lasting adverse effects, limiting the ability to function and achieve mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being.

We are a Trauma-informed practice, and our approach is grounded in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an individual’s neurological, biological, psychological, and social development. We understand that the use of drugs, alcohol, or self-harm might be possible attempts at coping with difficult experiences.

We aim to improve the accessibility and quality of our services by creating culturally sensitive, safe services that our customers trust and want to use. Trauma-informed practice seeks to see beyond an individual’s presenting behaviors and to ask, ‘’What does this person need?’’ rather than ‘’What is wrong with this person?’’

Our staff includes psychologists, psychiatrists, mental health nurses, social workers, and support workers. All our staff are trained in trauma-informed and strength-based practices so they can explain what they are doing and why. The organization and staff aim to deliver what they say they do. Expectations are made clear, and the organization and staff do not overpromise.

Our Approach

Recovery is a journey, not a destination. It is an ongoing process, and we ensure that patients are equipped with tools to use on this journey to enable them to manage and stabilize their mental well-being, and use of illicit substances and alcohol so that they can live more meaningful lives.

It involves a process of empowerment to regain active control over one’s life. This includes accessing information, developing confidence in negotiating choices, and taking increasing personal responsibility through effective self-care, self-management, and self-directed care  

Our person-centered service provides a tailored package that meets the specific needs of individual patients who come into our service. We are also family-oriented and include the family and significant others as their support is core to the healing process.

 We offer a service based on the assumption that our patients are managing the effects of trauma so we need to be sensitive and have an awareness of re-traumatisation. Cultural, historical, and spiritual contexts are acknowledged.

Outreach Support

We understand that our patients embark on a journey to recovery and we want to reassure them that they will not be alone. Staff will follow up and support them with the recovery process. We are available to meet up, or they can give us a call if they need support or just a chat.  

Religion and Spirituality

Role of the church and strategies to promote access to psychosocial support

Religious organizations are critical in offering recovery support services, coping ability, and resettlement of DSA patients. Youth involved in faith-based activities exhibited better resilience and the ability to cope without using drugs when compared to their counterparts. Introducing social activities to reduce idleness or financial gains can positively impact the recovery program.

Volunteering for charity work for congregational substance abuse recovery programs is associated with positive health outcomes. Volunteering helps patients reconstruct their new identity towards recovery, and besides a good feeling of self-worthiness, helping others improve self-esteem and optimism while reducing depression and helplessness.

Rendering service to the community in the substance treatment field can also sustain one’s mental health recovery and maximize multiple aspects of life functioning.

Young people expect to be financially independent, and the alarming unemployment rates in Zimbabwe can be a barrier to alcohol and DSA recovery, even with good counseling.

This was also noted in a study by Stokes and colleagues. Employment is deemed one of the critical indices of accessing psychosocial support among drug addicts, as work provides opportunities for socialization and healthy relationships with non-substance abusers. Thus, strengthening commitment to recovery.

Recovery programs within and outside the church should focus on improving employability and source training for the youth to prevent relapse. In addition, the church can also advocate for the recovering youths in a way that will improve a positive employer attitude. To succeed in its mandate, Christians must reflect on self-concept and reinforce the culture of love and respect