International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology
CollabWritive Special Issue
2024 Volume 10 Issue 3
Available Online: 15 August 2024
Author/s:
Estrada, Michaella Mandahuyan
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines (michaellamandahuyan23@gmail.com)
Abstract:
The Philippine National Police (PNP) in coordination with several agencies including the Department of Social Welfare and Development, the Department of Health, and others implemented the Community-based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP). By emphasizing their physical, mental, and spiritual well-being through individual and family counseling, therapeutic sessions, community care intervention, health and psychotherapy, and emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual support services, it aimed to rehabilitate drug-abandoned individuals. In spite of the program’s length, thorough evaluations of its effects have not been conducted. This study thus, determined the impact of CBDRP as implemented by the PNP in several police stations in the province of Batangas. It employed a mixed method approach of research, having the four city police stations namely: Sto Tomas City, Tanauan City, Lipa City and Batangas City as the locale of the study. Using the survey questionnaire and in-person interviews to evaluate the impact of the PNP’s implementation of the CBDRP in the Province of Batangas. The findings revealed that the plans implemented by the program were highly identified by the participants. However, when it came to the actual activities implemented and programs implemented, the identification was found to be only moderate. This suggests that while the participants recognized and acknowledged the plans and the program has succeeded in having clear plans in place, there may be room for improvement in the execution of these plans and in terms of their engagement and active participation in the activities.
Keywords: community based drug rehabilitation, drug addiction, PNP
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.031
Cite this article:
Estrada, M. M. (2024). Impact of Community Based Drug Rehabilitation Program (CBDRP) as implemented by Philippine National Police. International Journal of Research Studies in Psychology, 10(3), 15-28. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsp.2024.031