The Department of Social Services developed this program in partnership with the Murcia Health Service, through which programs are made to work in prevention, rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons at risk of social exclusion for addictions to toxic and / or disease mind.
The Councillor of Social Services of the City of Lorca, Mari Carmen Ruiz, reported that during the year 2013 the municipal area is promoting various measures of assistance and social integration of people at risk of social exclusion due to the difficulties caused by mental illness or substance abuse are valued at 235,000 euros, of which 136,000 are provided by the Health Service of Murcia and 99,000 by the Consistory.
"With this investment the City finances three own initiatives and collective labor insertion actions performed in these patients in our town, allowing us to reach 423 families Lorca with different educational and preventive activities," said the mayor.
Councilmember specifically indicated that this collaboration between regional and local administration are financed three entities to educational programs aimed at students and teachers and family support Lorquina Association of Children and Parents Against Drugs (NYPACOLD) receiving 22,948 euros, the Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation Murcia (ISOL), which receives 78,000 euros, which provides a service aimed at promoting employment and social integration of people with serious drug addiction problems associated with chronic mental illness, and The Good Way , which receives 49290.45 for a detox program, rehabilitation, reintegration of people with substance abuse problems. "
The mayor said NYPACOLD educational program this year reaches ten schools, 3,000 students and 150 teachers, while supporting the family reach 51 families Lorca.
Meanwhile, ISOL working with a mosaic workshop, involving 24 people, who receive a scholarship assistance, other audiovisual workshop which employs 23 people and another farming, involving 22.
Finally, thanks to an agreement with El Buen Camino usually serve more than 100 people a year.
Other activities performed directly by the Department under this agreement with the Autonomous Community INERTIA is the program, which is divided into two phases, one already developed in the core content taught social skills, and another aimed at finding employment and to be held in the months of October to December.
It has a total of 24 students with scholarships, twelve in each level and a total of 125 hours.
Furthermore, within the Municipal Action Plan on Drugs are detox treatments in specialized centers through financial assistance granted by the Department of Social Services for payment of fees and transfers.
Until July 27 treatments were funded.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca