Youth Month was commemorated with thoughtful reflection at SANCA Wedge Gardens treatment centre, where clients were invited to pause, look back – and look ahead. Caryn Berman, the centre’s occupational therapist, led the session and noted that only a handful of participants were even born in 1976, the year of the Soweto Uprising that Youth… Read more

In a creative exercise, clients at SANCA Wedge Gardens took part in a unique occupational therapy session in June, one that asked them not only to express who they are, but also to colour their identities. Led by occupational therapist Caryn Berman, the ‘Design a hoodie’ activity gave each participant a drawing of a hoodie… Read more

Substance use rehab centre SANCA Wedge Gardens recently welcomed three new employees to its fold. “Philani Khumalo, our new social worker, has fitted into our rehab centre like a hand in a glove,” says SANCA Wedge Gardens manager Adèl Grobbelaar. Philani previously worked in the field of addiction and has seamlessly integrated into the rehab… Read more

Substance use is on the rise in South Africa and is even more prevalent than HIV/Aids. This is according to Adèl Grobbelaar, the manager of Johannesburg-based SANCA Wedge Gardens, a substance use treatment centre. “The latest crime statistics reflect that 170 people died daily from alcohol-related incidents and illnesses,” says Adèl. “Taking the statistics into… Read more