MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Friday announced its partnership with 38 local government units (LGUs) for the institutionalization of the Yakap Bayan Program (YBP).
The DSWD said it’s part of the commitment to implement President Rodrigo Duterte's mandate of the whole-of-government approach to assist Recovering Persons who Used Drugs (RPWUDS) towards reintegration into their families and communities.
"The YBP is a holistic intervention to assist RPWUDs in their recovery journey from surrendering to aftercare, and social reintegration to their families and communities," the agency said in a statement.
To improve the well-being and social function of RPWUDs, the DSWD will provide for their aftercare services, such as relapse prevention sessions, counseling sessions, health and fitness therapy, spiritual interventions, and skills training.
It will also conduct trainings under the Sustainable Livelihood Program.
Under the agreement, the LGUs shall enact local resolutions in support of the YBP implementation and its sustainability, and allocating funds for the program institutionalization.
The 38 LGUs are from Regions 1, 9, 11, 12, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Caraga.
"With more LGUs recognizing the need for the YBP, the DSWD hopes that more RPWUDS will be transformed from former drug users to productive members of their families. In implementing the YBP, our nation will be a step closer towards freeing the community from the clutches of illegal drugs," the agency added. (PNA)
