Providing awareness to the children on the drugs, the addiction caused by this, and the other forms of addiction helps them get an insight on the negative impacts of the same. DREAM Trivandrum conducted an awareness session at Government Higher Secondary School Punnamoodu on 30th June 2023. The session mainly focused to address the topics such as the facts related with addiction, the effects created by the same, the science of addiction and issues related to adolescence.
The topics were covered through an interactive session. Ms. Neha Joseph, Coordinator, DREAM Trivandrum and Ms. Anooja R, Counsellor of DREAM Trivandrum led the sessions.
DREAM (Drug Rehabilitation Education And Mentoring) is a right-based initiative by Bangalore Rural Education And Mentoring (BREADS) to reduce the prevalence of drugs and addiction among children and youth. Preventive education strategies such as awareness sessions, counseling services, and de-addiction services to address these issues are taken forward with the association of Trivandrum Don Bosco Veedu Society. The project envisions to create a drug-free environment thus, we try to reach out the services in free of coast for our beneficiaries.