- Treatment – intervention for various presentations of issues affecting mental wellness;
- Treatment – specialized intervention for specific diagnoses (eg. Substance use disorders in adolescents and adults)
- Training and workshop development and Psycho-educational presentations
- Family intervention
- Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) response to crisis and trauma
- Grief counselling
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) response to various governmental and non-governmental institutions
- Prevention and Intervention Family Systems Model (Family Matters)
- Targeted work with at risk families to lower their risk factors and increase their family resilience and strength
To register for counselling services:
Shanelle Liburd
Position: Receptionist
Contact: 465-5000
Email: shanelleliburd@gmail.com
DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE
765-5492
PROJECT VIOLA TEEN MOTHERS PROGRAMME
Objectives
- To provide an enabling environment in which teenage mothers can complete their secondary education
- To increase the participation of women and girls in decision- making at all level of development in public and private sectors
Programme Description
- The programme gives teen mothers the opportunity to complete their secondary education after the disruption in their studies due to an unplanned pregnancy. It equips them with the necessary skills including personal and career development skills, job attachment, skills training, and a scholarshipprogramne. Project Viola is recognised by UNICEF as a best practice model in the Caribbean region.
- Training of women and girls in leadership, governance and democracy.
CALL 467 1223/1397 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Mrs. Shinnel Charles
Designation: Senior Gender Officer
Assignment: Women and Girls Platfor
Email Address: shinnel.charles@gov.kn
Telephone: 467 1397
Ms. Kasandra Bedford
Designation: Gender Officer
Assignment: Women and Girls Platform
Email Address: kasandra.bedford@gov.kn
Telephone: 467 1397
BOYS’ MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME
Objective
To actively engage men and boys in the Mentorship Programme from two additional schools.
Programme Description
The Boys’ Mentorship Programme, launched as a pilot at the Charles E. Mills Secondary School in July 2016 provides high risk adolescent males with viable alternatives to a life of anti-social behavior that could easily and quickly deteriorate into a life of criminality. The programme provides opportunities for the holistic development of adolescent males. Training is offered in life, social and technical skills. Utilising a collaborative approach, parents, school principals and school guidance counsellors are involved in monitoring progress of the participants. It is intended to expand to progamme to all public high schools in St. Kitts.
Ms. Glentine Wattley-Sutton
Position: Child Protection Officer
Email: glentinewattley.govkn@gmail.com
Ms. Verema Douglas
Position: Child Protection Officer
Email: veremadouglas.govkn@gmail.com
Ms. Mosi Stapleton
Position: Child Protection Officer
Email: mosinovels@yahoo.com
Ms. Janelle Mills
Position: Child Protection Officer
Email: janelle.mills@outlook.com
Ms. Judy Mardenborough
Position: Child Protection Officer
Email: judymardenborough.govkn@gmail.com
Ms. Raven Bradshaw
Position: Child Protection Officer
Email: ravent1990@gmail.com
please call 664-8527 for Foster Care services
Please see page below for more information:
Probation and Child Protection Services
A monthly food voucher is made payable to the head of a household for one (1) to two (2) years on behalf of the needy persons in that said household.
Vulnerability is measured in part by an income and expense analysis of the household. Where the remaining balance from the income is less than the minimum disposable income threshold, a food voucher benefit will be considered. The amount granted is typically based on the amount of dependents that require the assistance.
Vouchers are valued as follows:
- For a family of one to two persons $200.00
- For a family of three to four persons $300.00
- For a family of more than four persons $400.00
Requirements for applications are as follows:
- Government-issued Identification Card (ID) of applicant
- Pay Slip
- Copies of utility bills (eg. electricity, water) and other expenses including cable, internet, hire purchase, loans, insurance, etc.
It is important to note that a National Household Registry (NHR) Assessment will be conducted at the applicant’s home to further determine the household’s level of vulnerability.
School uniforms are granted to most needy families who foresee a difficulty in providing school uniforms for their child/children to attend school at the start of each academic year.
Applications MUST be completed by the custodial parent or legal guardian of the said child/children. The application process usually starts during May of each year. Both uniforms and school shoes are granted using a newly-established criteria that takes into consideration applicants’ level of need or deprivation.
Requirements for applications are as follows:
a. Government-issued Identification Card (ID) of applicant
b. Pay Slip Child/Children’s Birth Certificate for first-time applicants
c. Correct Uniform Size(s)
d. Copies of utility bills (eg. electricity, water) and other expenses (eg. cable, internet, hire purchase, loans, insurance, etc)
e. Acceptance Letter
f. Tuition Fee Payment Receipt
Medical Assistance is granted to a citizen of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis who is unable to settle medical related expenses for primary, secondary or tertiary level medical care. It is granted based on the outcome of the applicant’s income and expense analysis.
The maximum payable benefit to an individual is $5000.00 USD.
Medical assistance is inclusive of the following:
- Airline tickets for overseas treatments
- Medication
- Eye Glasses
- Surgeries
- Radiation
- Chemotherapy
- CT Scan
- MRI
- X-Rays
- Ultrasounds
- Mammograms
Requirements for applications are as follows:
- Government-issued Identification Card (ID) of applicant
- Copies of utility bills (eg. electricity, water) and other expenses (eg. cable, internet, hire purchase, loans, insurance, etc).
- Quotation of requested medical service
- Completed Medical Report form by applicant’s Doctor (forms can be collected at the Victoria Road Office in Basseterre)
A Funeral Grant of up to EC$1,000.00 is granted on behalf of a deceased person whose family or guardian does not have sufficient resources to settle the burial expenses.
Requirements for applications are as follows:
- Government-issued Identification Card (ID) of applicant
- Pay Slip
- A Copy of the Death Certificate
- Quotation from the chosen Funeral Home showing the full expense of the funeral
- Copies of utility bills (eg. electricity, water) and other expenses (eg. cable, internet, hire purchase, loans, insurance, etc).
- Evidence of Life Insurance for the deceased (if applicable)
- Evidence of Indemnity Plan with Credit Union, Eastern Benevolence Society Funeral Plan or any other death insurance plan (if applicable)
In order to be eligible for a funeral grant, the total cost of the funeral cannot be more than EC$10,000. Vulnerability is measured by an income and expense analysis of the household.
Once application is approved, payment is made directly to the funeral home.