Ave Maria Palliative Care
This hospice was established to provide free care to terminally ill cancer patients. The hospice care
center has a capacity of fifteen patient rooms and is in operation for the last four
years. A dedicated team of health care professionals assist cancer patients in the last stage of their life and
provide relief to the family members from the emotional stress. As of Nov
2013, about 220 patients have undergone terminal care at this facility.
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Holistic Healing (Long term goal)
As part of the holistic healing goals, CDSE in partnership with CREST plans
to establish a center for alternative/holistic healing through yoga and
meditation. The techniques include Yoga, Pranayama, NLP and Vipassana. The goal is to train people to explore the potential of mind-body-spirit and
attain increased awareness,
self-control and have a balanced approach in facing life-situations. It has
been proven that a pure mind is
essential to prevent physical ailments and
cure disease. |
Childhood Cancer Foundation
Increasing number of children are affected by the
painful disease of cancer. Being one of the most vulnerable soft
targets for such a disease in recent decades, children are bearing
the brunt of development that is ecologically destructive,
physically harmful and emotionally stress inducive. This initiative
is to asist children diagnosed with cancer especially from the
economically backward sections of the society with all the four
areas – Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Cure. The initial focus of this
program is to identify eligible paediatric patients in and around
Mangalore, provide assistance through charitable/governmental
outreach programs or direct financial assistance and follow-thru
with the treatment until cure.
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Sampoorna – Guidance and Counseling program
The counseling program provides specialized mental health services for adults, families and care
givers. The goal is also to provide community outreach, prevention and care
coordination especially to victims of social/domestic abuse, trauma, sickness
and separation. The counseling program is staffed by nuns and lay counselors
who have extensive training in clinical psychology and capable of
treating those with relatively minor
behavioral problems to individuals requiring intensive interventions.
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