Forming a comprehensive system for alcohol and drug addiction prevention and treatment

Forming a comprehensive system for alcohol and drug addiction prevention and treatment

In 1988, chemical dependency treatment specialists, who later became the founders and staff members of the “Old World” Foundation, set up a series of activities

These were intended to create an integrated system of spiritually oriented alcohol/drug addiction prevention and treatment, based on the development of Christian spirituality in people and the restoration of Christian values in society

The Outpatient Recovery Program The Residential Rehabilitation Centre Modeling a Replicable Therapeutic Community Reintegration of Former Patients into Society Specialist and Volunteers Education and

Training Addiction Prevention Addiction & HIV/AIDS Hot Line The Resource Centre: Data Storage Bank &

Library Collaboration with other Specialists and

Organizations

The “Old World” outpatient addiction treatment program has been functioning since November 1992

Since 1992, more than 250

patients have gone through the program, and about 60% of them have now maintained stable, long-term sobriety

Several self-help Several self-help groups for patients and groups for patients and families have been families have been started by the “Old started by the “Old World” FoundationWorld” Foundation

Now these groups Now these groups include approximately include approximately 200 participants200 participants

The Therapeutic Community (TC), a long-term rehabilitation and reintegration centre for drug addicts and alcoholics, started to function in the summer of 2003 at a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church

During these years the TC has helped addicts not only to stop using, but also to give their lives to Christ and enter His Church

This approach is the most effective way to help addicts and alcoholics to recover. However, in Russia, the TCs are so far not well developed

In our practice we have In our practice we have explored and tested explored and tested different modifications different modifications of the TC structureof the TC structure

We have developed the TC model in such a way We have developed the TC model in such a way that it can be easily replicated in other parishes. that it can be easily replicated in other parishes. Thus we hope to make a significant contribution Thus we hope to make a significant contribution to resolving the addiction problems in Russia to resolving the addiction problems in Russia through helping people come to Christ through helping people come to Christ

Our TC is located in a two-storied house where up to 15 patients and staff members are accommodated. Patients may stay here for two to three years.

During this time they participate in a special recovery program, as well as in building work in the centre’s premises, farming and the development of in-house trades, such as the manufacture of icons. The purpose of this is to make the centre self-supporting.

The patients are strongly encouraged (but not forced) to participate in parish life: prayer, Divine Liturgy, Church education, and charity work

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A series of seminars, for the staff and residents together, has been developed by the Old World staff to help replicate the rehabilitation scheme in other places

Priests and specialists from other cities come to us for training in the field of addictions.

“Old World” also regularly provides lectures and workshops on addiction issues for students and specialists in:

Moscow State University The Psychological

Institute of the Russian Academy of Science

Moscow Pedagogical University

Moscow Orthodox University

About 20 students from these schools have worked as interns at the “Old World” Foundation as part of their diploma.

This important part of our activities includes:

Lectures and presentations for the mass media describing the nature of addiction as a disease and ways to treat it

Regular addiction problem-solving workshops for professionals: clergy, physicians, psychologists, teachers, social workers, police, and lawyers

Publishing activities, including writing, retrieval, translation and editing of literature about the disease and recovery

Establishing our website www.stsv.org with variety of helpful information

Was established by our foundation in terms of the Russian Orthodox Church’s program “Church against HIV/AIDS”

The Center’s goal is to collect, analyze and disseminate information resources to develop of the all-Russian supportive and rehabilitation system for HIV-positives, addicts, alcoholics and their families

8-916-722-3626

You may call also to our informational line

8-926-523-6553

A Library of educational and training materials on addiction problems is being established by our Foundation

The Library is designed to be a significant resource for specialists in the recovery field as well as for other institutions and organizations

Some of the prevention and recovery literature is disseminated free to our patients and students

One of the main goals of our web-site www.stsv.org is to collect appropriate information and promote cooperation between different centers and programs

The “Old World” Foundation, in partnership with the Russian Orthodox Church, is involved in numerous prevention activities

These are aimed at increasing public awareness of alcoholism and drug addiction, prostitution, HIV/AIDS and other social problems

The “Old World” Foundation actively

The “Old World” Foundation actively

cooperates with many treatment centers

cooperates with many treatment centers

and addiction specialists from the USA,

and addiction specialists from the USA,

Great Britain, Bulgaria, Sweden, Poland,

Great Britain, Bulgaria, Sweden, Poland,

Ukraine and other countries

Ukraine and other countries

The “Old World” Foundation has state registration as a charity and is licensed for rehabilitation activities

The Old World Foundation is a member of: The International Substance Abuse and

Addiction Coalition (ISAAC) The International Blue Cross The World Federation of Therapeutic

Communities (WFTC) The European Federation of Therapeutic

Communities (EFTC) The International Coalition of Cities of

Refuge (ICCR), etc.

The “Old World” Foundation is a non-profit organization, and so far it has no financial resources of its own, therefore all of the “Old World” activities have been funded mostly by volunteers and by charitable donations

We need your prayers and support!

Please, contact us, we will be glad to cooperate with you!

Mailing address: “Old World” Christian Public Charity.

Bolshaja Ordynka,20 Moscow, 115035, Russia

Phone/fax +7 495 501 71 78 Mobil: +7 916 394 13 05, Email: [email protected], Web: www.stsv.org