Home Create Dominican operates with a deficit of 124 million pesos because supposedly the 51 million that the Dominican State provides does not allow it to meet the growing demand for services to serve people addicted to drugs who come to the center. rehabilitationwhich currently exceeds its reception capacity, “due to the increase in drug addiction in recent years,” as revealed by executives of the non-profit entity.
The information was offered by Julio Manuel Díaz Capellán, executive director and founder of Home Create, and Juan Agustín Molina Almonte, president of the board of directors, at the ceremony celebrating their 49th re-education (graduation) ceremony, where they handed out 500 certificates of re-education to young men and women who completed their residential treatment process and then moved on to the follow-up program.
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In that sense, the executives of the entity that will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary of founding, suggested the need to increase the contributions both public and private to help the entity comply with the budget real of 175 million that is needed to meet the growing demand of people who are falling victim to drugs.
“We are operating with a deficit Of 124 million pesos, we receive only 51 million from the State, but our budget current must be 175 million to be able to meet current demand,” explained Molina Almonte.
For his part, Julio Manuel Díaz Capellán highlighted that they have completed 100% of the work that the government has placed in Home Createwhile explaining the threats that exist to meet the demand in the country, indicating that they currently have “1,200 internal and more than 1,000 outpatient clinics.” However, they do not have beds sufficient neither for women, nor for adults, nor for children.
He regretted that with the resources that they have cannot cover even 50% of the needs, soThey have to reject many people who must continue their process of rehabilitationbecause the time factor is decisive and they cannot wait.
When asked by journalists about the significant quantities of drugs seized in the country in recent months, Díaz Capellán admitted: “For us, this year and in the last two years, we have been very affected by the issue of the growth of drug addiction“.
He said that “everyone knows that drug synthetic It constitutes a very dangerous element, threatening all nations that still do not even have absolute control over the release, production and sale of these substances. So, it affects us a lot.”
In his speech he called on the rehabilitated to discipline and continue making efforts to avoid relapse.
“The drug addiction “It is not an easy issue and there is no magical recovery because it is an effort that involves tears of blood,” highlighted the founder of Home Create.
He added that after the pandemic Addiction has grown in the country, so he called on the population not to be careless because anyone could become addicted to drugs.
The mayor of Santo Domingo Este, Dio Astacio, also spoke, who valued the brave efforts of those who endure the process of rehabilitationindicating that he had a brother who did not overcome the “miracle” of rehabilitationso he urged the graduates to continue striving until you achieve it.
Delivery of certificates
The graduation ceremony took place this Saturday in the Independence Hall of the Ministry of Defense, with the attendance of civil and military authorities and international guests.
At the event, he was given a certificate of re-education to 500 young men and women who completed their residential treatment process and then moved on to the follow-up program.
Needs that could not be met
The executives of Home Create They stated that they have more than 300 people waiting due to lack of beds. Also, they have the need to open two centers for women, two for minors and adolescents, three for men, six sobriety centers, six crisis intervention units; as well as the need for psychologists, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses and teaching staff, among others.
Likewise, they complained that “electricity expenses, premises rentals, tax payments, and operating expenses have skyrocketed in an exorbitant manner.”
