YDF’s Institute of Wellbeing offers holistic therapy for addiction treatment

The Youth Development Fund (YDF) has taken up a holistic therapy for addiction treatment with the establishment of its Institute of Wellbeing. The approach includes detoxification, reducing stress and improving mental and physical wellbeing.

The newly established institute at Chimithangkha in South Thimphu started accepting clients since August, last year. As of now, there are 22 of them undergoing drug and alcohol treatment. “We work towards prevention and also after care services which we call reintegration services,” said Sonam Jamtsho, the Head of Institute of Wellbeing. “So we provide not just treatment and rehabilitation services but also the reintegration services which includes the livelihood skills like organic agricultural farming, dairy farming and other vocational skills.”

The institute provides various programmes on promoting physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. They are based on a model – the ‘Happiness Model’. Today, although the institute looks at catering to all, shortage of fund is the main impediment towards fulfilling it. “We have the challenge of not being able to take in all the admissions because right now we cannot take in more. Secondly, we have problems with getting expertise especially in vocational education. We have shortage of funds and human resource,” added the Head of the Institute of Wellbeing.

The Institute of Wellbeing will be inaugurated officially in May this year. The Indian Government funded its construction, which is worth over Nu 16 M.

 

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