About Us

ALCOHOL AND DRUG REHABILITAION TREATMENT CENTRE


The House of Mercy provides intensive residential treatment for all chemically dependent
persons of the age of 18 years or over, giving preference to the most vulnerable and the
poorest people in our communities.

Our guiding ethos is to facilitate the healing of each individual in a holistic manner
focusing on the emotional, psychological and spiritual needs of the client, in addition
to physical healing.


THE TREATMENT INCLUDES:

 Initial medical detoxification
 A minimum 21 days’ programme for alcohol dependence
 A minimum 42 day’ programme for drug addition
 Weekly Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous Meetings
 An eight week After-care follow-up programme

EDUCATION:

Our education programme emphasizes the development of the person and aims at improving
the quality of life of the patients in treatment and of their families.

 Stress management
 Lifestyle skills
 Communication
 Assertiveness training
 Problem solving
 Constructive recreation

TREATMENT PROGRAMME:

As each person has an individual problem – these needs are taken into account. The 21
and 42 days programme includes:

 Medical treatment and vitamin therapy
 Individual counselling
 Group therapy
 Occupational therapy
 12-Steps programme
 Alcohol and Drug education
 Family therapy
 Relaxation therapy, Physical exercises

The After-care programme comprises out-patient counseling. While in treatment the
patients are introduced to alcoholics anonymous, narcotics anonymous and alcohol and
drug concerns. They are encouraged to join one of these groups and to attend them
regularly after discharge as a means to maintaining sobriety.

The House of Mercy is situated in Boksburg North and is easily accessible by road. The
centre caters for male and female patients. It provides a peaceful and healing
environment and the atmosphere is quiet and homely. The centre has the capacity to
treat 48 residential clients. Other facilities includes a dining-room, kitchen, a
residential lounge, a chapel, a visitor’s lounge, group therapy rooms, consulting,
occupational therapy department, art room, and gym facilities.

DID YOU KNOW?

THE HOUSE OF MERCY REHABILITATION:
 Is a registered non-profit organization
(Reg. No.003-844) NPO
 Is a registered public benefit organization in terms of the Income Tax Act and
can issue a Section 18(a) receipt for all donations received which are then tax
deductible
 Is accredited as a level 4 BBEE contributor.
 Donations to our Centre can assist Corporates with their own BBEE accreditation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Monica Mashiane: Director
Sr Regina: Financial Administrator
Zelda Nkabinde: Social Worker
Telephone No: (011) 894-4050/2

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Doctor’s Practice Number: 0199869
(Dr Clement Ngcuka)

House of Mercy Practice Number: 047 001 0045128


Public Telephone Number: 011 894-1577

WEBSITE:
www.houseofmercy.co.za

FEES:
The fees for the both the Drug & Alcohol
Treatments are very reasonable compared
to that of other treatment centres.

Please contact the House of Mercy
on (011) 894 4050/2. for more details
• Drug Treatment is for 42 days (6 weeks):
• Alcohol for 21 days (3 weeks):

  • Alcohol 21 days: R8400.00 

  • Drug Addiction 42 days: R14400.00 


BANKING DETAILS:
Account Name: House of Mercy
Account No. 020744927
Bank: Standard Bank K90
Branch Code: 011842


 

   
 WHAT TO BRING WITH:  WHAT NOT TO BRING:
 
  • Own clothing
  • Own toiletries and towel
  • Plastic cutleries (spoon, fork and knife)
  • Crockery (cup, plate, side-plate, bowls
  • Something to relax on during relaxation
  • Tuck shop money
  • Copy of I.D. Book
  • Affidavit from the Police if unemployed
  • Washing powder
  • Own coffee or tea-bags
  • Pen and notebook
  • World-call card
 
  • Clothes that do not cover the midriff or other revealing
  • Provocative clothing
  • Cell phone
  • Cigars
  • Rolling tobacco or pipe
  • No valuables
  • Radio, CD’s, iPod, MP3 player or laptop

The 12 Steps

Below is a list of the 12 Steps Recovery Program:

1POWERLESS: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable..

2SANITY: Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity..

3GOD CARE: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him..

4FEARLESS: Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

5ADMIT: Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

6CHARACTER: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

7HUMBLE: Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.

8AMENDS: Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.

9PEOPLE: Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

10INVENTORY: Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.

11PRAYER: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.

12AWAKENING: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

Essential Items

We advise bringing certain personal items to the centre


WHAT TO BRING WITH: 

  • Own clothing
  • Own toiletries and towel
  • Plastic cutleries (spoon, fork and knife)
  • Crockery (cup, plate, side-plate, bowls
  • Something to relax on during relaxation
  • Tuck shop money
  • Copy of I.D. Book
  • Affidavit from the Police if unemployed
  • Washing powder
  • Own coffee or tea-bags
  • Pen and notebook
  • World-call card


WHAT NOT TO BRING:

  • Clothes that do not cover the midriff or other revealing
  • Provocative clothing
  • Cell phone
  • Cigars / Cigarettes
  • Rolling tobacco or pipe
  • No valuables
  • Radio, CD’s, iPod, MP3 player or laptop

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