Welcome to the House of Mercy

WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE!

House of Mercy was opened on 15th August 1988 under the auspices of the Catholic Church In 1998, the centre was registered as a Rehabilitation Centre to provide voluntary
residential care for all chemically dependent persons over the age of 18 years of age, giving preference to the most vulnerable and poorest people in our communities.

OVERALL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CENTER.

The main aim of the Organisation is to reduce the present levels of substance abuse and dependency and to prevent any increase of abuse or dependency among our local
population.To give the alcoholic and addict the best possible individualized treatment for their respective addictions.House of Mercy follows a spiritual approach to recovery. Patients are empowered in their recovery with Physical, Emotional,Spiritual and Mental wellbeing.

• To provide inpatient facilities for alcohol and drug dependant persons.

• To encourage and enable the patient’s families and significant others to serve as a strong support system and to assist the patient in their recovery.

• To introduce and familiarize the patient with the recovery programs of Alcoholics 

• Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Cocaine Anonymous by daily session with counsellors.
  
  
• To prepare the patient’s for reintegration into their respective communities by allowing 
  
  
• them to establish a sense of responsibility and a positive future for themselves 
  through Meditation.
  
  
• To empower the patient with adequate tools to prevent the occurrence of a relapse
  
  
• To provide an in-patient rehabilitation service to persons dependent on any mind 
  altering substances.
  
  
• To increase public understanding and awareness of alcohol and drug dependence its nature 
  and treatment.
  
  
• To provide an outreach, preventative program to youth, families and communities.
  
  
• To provide an aftercare programme to rehabilitated persons.
  
  
• To co-operate with any local and other organized forum that will progress the objectives 
  of the Organisation.
  
  
• Generally to do all things necessary or expedient for the achievement and furtherance of 
  the above aims and objectives.
  
  
• To provide patients with coping skills and to implement them in their journey of recovery.

• Generally to do all things necessary or expedient for the achievement and furtherance of
  the above aims and objectives.