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Nagaland gets first women's rehabilitation centre in Dimapur

09:55 AM Aug 23, 2023 IST | NE NOW NEWS
UpdateAt: 10:17 AM Aug 23, 2023 IST
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Kohima: Silas Care and Welfare Society (SCWS) has opened the first women's rehabilitation centre in Nagaland.

The centre is located at Sensolikum near Indisen futsal ground in Dimapur.

The centre was inaugurated on August 22 in a short dedicatory programme.

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SCWS administrator R Nuklu said that the centre would provide a range of essential services to women struggling with substance abuse, including detox, rehabilitation, counselling, outreach programmes, and vocational classes.

Nuklu also said that the centre already had a men's rehabilitation section, which was currently housing approximately 45 residents.

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The centre had already extended support to more than 30 women, ultimately leading to the formal inauguration of the Women Rehabilitation Centre.

The primary objective of the centre is to offer assistance to a larger number of women who are dealing with "Substance Use Disorder."

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