UHWI Addiction Treatment Services Unit

Public Detox · Kingston

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The Addiction Treatment Services Unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies is a public three-week residential detox and addiction treatment programme opened in 1991. Part of the National Council on Drug Abuse's treatment network and the primary public-sector detox facility for Kingston. Referrals through the UHWI outpatient clinic, the public health system, or the NCDA. Website: uhwi.gov.jm.

Contact Information

Address: Mona Road, Kingston 7

Website: https://uhwi.gov.jm/services/addiction-treatment

About mental health in Jamaica

Mental health support is available across Jamaica through public and private services. The Bellevue Hospital in Kingston is the main public psychiatric facility. University Hospital and private practitioners across Kingston, Mobay, and Mandeville offer confidential counselling and therapy. Choose Life International runs a 24/7 suicide prevention hotline. Faith-based and community support groups meet across all parishes.

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