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Mighty Wings Life Centre has always had the restoration of the entire family at the heart of recovery

​Carol Keyzer, CEO and co-founder of Mighty Wings Life Centre, was honoured to present Harm Reduction Strategies for Families of Addicted Individuals, on invitation by the Department of Social Development at the ‘International Day for families’- in Boksburg 30-31 May 2018
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Mighty Wings Life Centre – Aiming to fill the desperate need for affordable, accessible, effective Addiction Recovery Centre

Due to the massive demand for accessible, affordable and effective recovery centres world-wide, Carol and Rodney Keyzer, founders of Mighty Wings, now provide training to churches and NGOs, community and welfare organisations and other addiction recovery organisations to equip and empower them to address the massive issues caused by substance abuse and addiction within their own communities.
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​​What happens to families when a loved one is addicted to drugs?

  • Homes become a warzone
  • The family’s possessions and money are stolen for drugs.
  • Energy is sapped by continual worry and anxiety
  • Feels guilty, ashamed and often responsible for the problem
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Sanity for Families of Addicted Loved Ones

Parents and spouses of addicts often feel misjudged and condemned by society, not understanding that every family is at risk: rich, poor, educated, uneducated, good & bad, Christian, non-Christian.
 
Addiction is a universal problem that hits every level of society. These families need to find sanity in the midst of crisis:-
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​Practical warning signs of drug abuse

Behavioural:
  •  Change in friends. Hanging out with a new group
  • Reclusive behaviour - long periods spent in self imposed isolation
  • Long, unexplained absences
  • Hyperactivity and aggression
  • Lying and stealing
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