A project to help people with mental health problems and who are living on the streets will be open before the end of this year in the Santo Domingo neighborhood of Gualey, in the former Manolo Tavarez Justo Club that had fallen in disrepair and was known to be used as a hideout by criminals.
The “Psychosocial Rehabilitation Project for People with Psychiatric Disabilities” is coordinated by the office of First Lady Candida Montilla.
The existing building, which was donated by the National District local authority, will serve as a community center for people with mental health issues. It has a capacity to serve 200 people a month. Program director Martina Polanco said the premises are still very small and the government has not yet assigned them a budget.
The center will benefit people with mental health problems in the northern part of the city and will serve as a pilot project for similar centers in other areas of the city.
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