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KETHEA

Greece

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KETHEA (acronym for Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals) is a non-profit organization that has been operating since 1983, when ITHAKI, the first Greek therapeutic community for drug addicts was established. ΚΕΤΗΕΑ, in special consultative status with the UΝ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), is the first organisation set up in Greece (Law 1729787) for the purposes of treatment, prevention, professional training and research in the field of drug addiction. ΚΕΤΗΕΑ currently operates a nation-wide network of services and is been one of the principal implementation bodies of the Greek National Strategy against drugs. Αll services are provided free of charge and don’t employ pharmaceutical substances or substitutes for the treatment of addiction. They are designed to meet the needs of users with different profiles: adults, adolescents, prisoners, addicted mothers, migrants, etc. In addition, they are provided without any discrimination. ΚΕΤΗEA is board member of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities (WFTC), of the European Federation of Therapeutic Communities (EFTC) and of the International Federation of "Non-Government Organisations for the Prevention of Drug and Substance Abuse (ΙFΝGΟ). It is a member" of the International Council on Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA), of the Prevention Network RADAR and a member of the forum of Family Therapy Training Institutes of the European Family Therapy Association (ΕFTΑ). ΚΕΤΗΕΑ is also associated with the UΝ Public Information Department (DΡΙ) aiming at providing information to large sectors of the society regarding drug related issues.

Website: www.kethea.gr