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The Department of Correctional Services DCS has launched a first of its kind life skills programme for remand detainees.The launch was held at the Polokwane Correctional Facility in Limpopo on Tuesday.The life skills programme for remand detainees is aimed at self-development and empowerment awareness raising and prevention and will further enhance their coping skills. This could contribute to the orientation of remand detainees and assist them in adjusting to the remand detainee facilities and to make decisions about their everyday life experiences said Departmental Deputy Minister Nkosi Phathekile Holomisa.He said some 46 692 remand detainees held in facilities across the country would have access to the programme which covers among others the following areasGeneral life skills focusing on emotional wellbeing emotional intelligenceProblem solving instead of committing crime to resolve their challengesAddressing addictive behaviour related to substance abuse and any other addictive behaviourDealing with peer pressureConflict managementRestoration of relationshipsDomestic violence and its impactAnger management skills
