Turning Point Foundation

TPF is active in the field of drug abuse and HIV-AIDS in Delhi. Their main approach is preventive, curative and improving overall health and well-being.

TPF has two functional Centers in Delhi:

• Integrated Rehabilitation Center for Addicts:

Interventions of this Center are as follows:

i) HIV/AIDS Intervention among Injecting Drug Users (IDUs): The program aims at reducing transmission of HIV among IDUs in Panipat. Various services are provided at the Drop-in-Centre including promoting usage of condoms, linkages to STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection) services, health and counselling services with a strong referral and follow-up system, distribution of free condoms and syringes for IDUs, provision of safe spaces, etc. Lunch is provided at the Drop-In-Centre as a means of encouraging more IDUs to visit the Centre and thus ensure their better health. 700 IDUs are registered monthly.

ii) Pre-Admission Counselling to Addicts and their Families: Through this program, knowledge regarding addiction, behavior patterns of addicts and treatment options available with details of treatment modalities is provided. ‘Lotus Program’ a specific de-addiction and rehabilitation program, includes One to One Counselling, Group Counselling, Group Therapy, Sharing and Reflection Sessions

iii)  TPF runs a 15-bed drug de-addiction and rehabilitation center which provides treatment to persons addicted to alcohol, pharmaceutical solvents, and opiates/brown sugar. Different sessions such as in-house meetings, input sessions, pull up sessions, sharing, reflection, appreciation, etc. are conducted.

• Youth Resource Center: At-risk, vulnerable adolescents are guided and scrutinized under this initiative. The NGO runs livelihood training workshops for the youth from the slums who are most likely to be drawn to drug abuse. This Center also provides group and individual counseling sessions and non-formal education to the ones identified to be vulnerable under this program.

The NGO also conducts awareness camps in sites with low income groups for those vulnerable to addiction in North West Delhi. Activities conducted during the camps are: street plays by professional troops, video shows on drug abuse and distribution of pamphlets.