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The Hadassah Centre for Women is a residential treatment centre for women seeking to overcome issues dealing with abuse, poverty, HIV/Aids and/or substance abuse.
The centre provides an opportunity for holistic healing, empowerment and transformation for women needing safe, long term care. The program provides physical, emotional, and spiritual healing through recovery.
• Addiction Recovery
• Therapeutic Community Living
• Spirituality
• Agriculture
• Income-Generation
• Health and Wellness
• Life Skills
• Re-Integration Program
If you have the necessary skills or would like to get involved, please feel free to contact us.
Women of all races, ethnicities, socio economic status and educational background suffer with gender based violence and substance use disorders.
Substance use disorders are much higher in previously disadvantaged and negatively impacts mostly on vulnerable women and girls.
Research indicates that 70% of women with substance use disorders report history of physical or sexual abuse, making them vulnerable to infection by HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Women are less likely than men to seek help for substance use disorder due to shame and fear.
While treatment programmes for men are focused on breaking down a false sense of self-worth, those for a women are often focused on building self-esteem and confidence.
These unique problems associated with women with substance use disorders, specific treatment center for women only are required.
The treatment programme runs over 6 months and on a 24 hour basis.
The Service User will go through an orientation programme during the first week after admission.
Special leave will only be considered after confirmation by family members.
• Since the launch of Hadassah Centre in 2012 –December 2017 a total of 330 women between the ages of 17 – 38 enrolled in the program.
• 265 Completed the 6 months program with a total of 15 graduations in the past 4 years.
• 241 of the women enrolled in the program were mothers with children in the age groups from 3 months to 16 years old.
• The total amount of children that were impacted by the recovery of their moms is 433 children
• 4 of the Women in the centre completed their Grade 12 Schooling while in the centre.
• All 287 Women received training in the various skills of: Sewing, Beading, Baking, Agriculture, Nail and Beauty.nd
Plot 180, Wellback Road, De Deur Estates ,Meyerton
Cheryl Pillay- Centre Manager
Tel: 061 410 1734
Email: info@comeback.co.za
