2024-06-04 16:32:33
OKANA and the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Household determined to determine a brand new habit remedy construction, as a substitute of strengthening with workers and assets an already current one with virtually the identical mission, inflicting cheap questions.
The Deputy Minister of Social Cohesion and Household and Member of Parliament for Ioannina, Maria Kefala, introduced, after a gathering with the administration of OKANA, the institution – at her personal request – of a Versatile Heart for coping with web addictions and video games of probability for younger folks and youngsters in Ioannina.
The Multipurpose Heart will present data and counseling to younger adolescents hooked on authorized and unlawful substances, the Web, playing and different addictive behaviors, whereas additionally supporting their household surroundings, in keeping with the press launch.
Particularly, the chairman of the Board of Administrators of OKANA Athanasios Theoharis and the vice-president Athanasios Dimitriadis knowledgeable Mrs. Kefala concerning the approval of feasibility, concerning the institution and the upcoming operation of the Multi-Dynamic Heart in Ioannina, judging “the necessity for prevention, consciousness and data of the general public round every kind of dependencies”.
“The institution of a Multi-Dynamic Heart in Ioannina is a crucial step for the prevention and remedy of web habit – which can also be a scourge of the age – but in addition video games of probability amongst younger folks and youngsters. As a health care provider and notably a pediatrician, I understand how essential it’s to supply younger folks and households with the instruments and assist they should take care of, and above all to be told and stop, addictions and their penalties. I’m assured that this initiative will assist create a wholesome and secure surroundings for the event of our younger folks and promote their psychological well-being within the wider area. I warmly thank the administration of OKANA, the president Mr. Theoharis and the vice-president Mr. Dimitriadis for at present’s constructive cooperation, however, above all, for the best way through which they immediately approached and responded to the wants of the area people of Ioannina, on account of which they implement this initiative, in addition to the Deputy Minister of Well being Dimitris Vartzopoulos for his effort, his cooperation and the approval of the Multi-Dynamic Heart”, says Mrs. Kefala.
Other than the truth that the information, which show the feasibility of building the Multi-Dynamic Heart in Ioannina, are usually not made public, this resolution comes at a time when the federal government and the accountable Deputy Minister, Mr. Vartzopoulos, have introduced, however not but carried out, the plan for the institution of the one Nationwide Group for the Prevention and Remedy of Addictions, which can embody OKANA, KETHEA and the drug, alcohol and playing habit remedy models of hospitals, with the draft regulation leaving “within the air” the 75 Prevention Facilities that already function with the scientific supervision of OKANA and the participation of native our bodies.
In Ioannina, for instance, the Heart for the Prevention of Addictions and the Promotion of Psychosocial Well being “Schedia” operates, which goals exactly at informing and counseling younger folks about habit points. The administration and the workers of “Schedia” for months have expressed their fears concerning the dissolution of prevention, by the abandonment of the Facilities.
The Multi-Dynamo Heart, not less than in keeping with the press launch, will provide nothing greater than counseling and assist providers, and would be the just one for younger folks and youngsters. OKANA operates 5 Multipurpose Facilities in Preveza, Volos, Tripoli, Agrinio and Rethymno, which offer “main assist and quick intervention providers to all particular person teams of dependent individuals over 18 years of age (e.g. individuals with twin prognosis, individuals depending on unlawful and/or authorized substances, folks with playing/web addictions) and refers to specialised remedy or well being services,” in keeping with its web site.
Nevertheless, even when the objective of the Multipurpose Heart can also be therapeutic remedy, along with prevention and counseling, this could possibly be completed by the construction that’s already working and is in danger within the instant future because of underfunding and understaffing, and never by a brand new one, which clearly it is going to be arrange from scratch, with all that entails when it comes to price.