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Supportline 179 Supportline 179 is a 24 hour free telephone service run by a team of professionally trained volunteers offered by Agenzija Appogg. It provides immediate, confidential support to callers of any age, who require assistance both in day-to-day and crisis situations. It also provides information on social welfare services and referral systems to those callers who require further assistance. Supportline 179 receives calls on situations such as child abuse, domestic violence, drug/alcohol/gambling problems amongst others. Moreover, all calls received on the EU-Wide Emotional Support Helpline 116 123, are also dealt with by the Supportline 179 Team. The objective of Helpline 116 123 is to offer emotional support to callers suffering from loneliness, those who find themselves in a state of psychological crisis, and those who require emotional support due to various life situations they might be encountering. The service is available to all local and foreign citizens in Malta. The aim is to have one international number as directed by the European Commission, recognisable in all EU member states, available for all European citizens. Call now. We are ready to help. Family Services The Family Services offer family assessments, famiy therapy, couple therapy and support to families with addiction-related difficulties. The interventions aim to strengthen and teach communication skills to the families of substance abusers. This service can be accessed following referral by a Drugs or Alcohol Community Team worker.
Psychological Services This team is responsible for conducting psychological assessments of the Agency's clients and is also an integral part of the drug residential rehabilitation programme. The Team also provides psychotherapy and group-psychotherapy to clients and supervision to care services staff. The Psychology Services are also concerned with child welfare issues. Thus, they offer parenting management sessions and individual psychotherapy and support group sessions to children. These interventions aim to facilitate the development of further skills that will protect or reduce the risk of harm these children face as a result of the parents drug and/or alcohol related problems. For more information contact:
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