Topic: The Bridge Foundation

Substance abuse treatment and recovery centre Caribbean Haven Residential Centre has temporarily closed its residential programme for women, leading to concerns over a critical gap in care for those in need.

Women have been sharing their stories of how they were helped after battling addiction by the Bridge Foundation, which helps people in recovery.

Cayman's first purpose-built, residential halfway house for women in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction could be welcoming its first guests within a year, if attempts to raise vital funds are successful.

Every month is recovery month at The Bridge Foundation and Beacon Farms, sister organisations offering a continuum of care to Caymanians recovering from alcohol and drug abuse.

James Blair Ebanks began experimenting with cigarettes in his teenage years, but that seemingly innocent act of exploration led him down a road of addiction that has taken him decades of struggle to overcome.

At the age of 10, Charles Stewart had his first drink, back then it was considered a rite of passage for young men.