Joel F. Dumbuya SLENA Correspondent

Ninety-four former drug users completed their rehabilitation programme; the eighth batch was discharged at Peace Mission Training Centre, Hastings, Freetown. The ceremony recognised significant progress among 94 graduates whose structured rehabilitation restored mental, social and economic wellbeing. Government representatives, development partners, community stakeholders, families and well-wishers attended to acknowledge their achievement and reinforce continued recovery. Inspector General...

he Social Welfare Ministry's Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Directorate wrapped up its two-day review consultative meeting on Tuesday, convening government and humanitarian partners and examining Sierra Leone's "Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergencies Strategy (2019–2022)." The gathering, held August 18–19 at D. BIM D BAM Hall on Wellington Street in Freetown, drew representatives from government institutions, United Nations agencies, NGOs, civil society organisations...

Ministry of Social Welfare discharged 100 victims of drug and substance abuse today at Peace Mission Training Centre (PMTC), Hastings, celebrating seventh batch of graduates now renamed Ambassadors of Positive Change. Director Ansumana Konneh, Psycho Social Support and Services, moderated event. He told kush-affected persons, now rebranded with positive purpose, they deserve acceptance back into society. Minister Melrose Karminty thanked God Almighty during her keynote address for reaching...