Gallery
The centre, and the nursing students Dr. Nicholas Christy has trained in psychiatric care over the years.
Quiet, open grounds at Poovanpuzha
The centre stands on the C.S.S. campus at Poovanpuzha, Kavanad, among coconut palms.
The roadside board on the Kavanad road. Follow the yellow arrow to the centre.
The entrance gate to the C.S.S. campus at Poovanpuzha, with the NMCMD board on the right.
The NMCMD board at the gate: De-Addiction & Counselling Centre, C.S.S. Building, Poovanpuzha.
The main two-storey C.S.S. building, set in open grounds.
A single-storey block on the campus, surrounded by coconut palms.
The NMCMD signboard, with the centre's name in English and Malayalam.
Training the next generation of nurses
For more than fifteen years, nursing students from schools and colleges across Kollam district have come to Dr. Nicholas Christy for their psychiatry clinical posting, first at Ferns Medical Centre, Kollam-12, and now at NMCMD.
GNM students of Bishop Benziger School of Nursing, Kollam, with Dr. Nicholas Christy during their psychiatric posting at NMCMD, November to December 2021 to 2022.
BSc Nursing students of V.N.S.S. College of Nursing, Kollam, batch 2021, with Dr. Nicholas Christy at NMCMD.
GNM students of the School of Nursing, Perumpuzha, batch 2016, at Ferns Medical Centre, Kollam-12, with Dr. Nicholas Christy.
Second-year GNM students of Kristu Jayanthi School of Nursing, Thevalakara, 2012, with Dr. Nicholas Christy.
Parabrahma School of Nursing, GNM 3rd batch, 2011, at Ferns Medical Centre, Kollam-12, with Dr. Nicholas Christy.
GNM students of L.M.S. B.B. Hospital, Kundara, 2009, at Ferns Medical Centre, Kollam-12, with Dr. Nicholas Christy.
Photographs of patients are never published.
Images we use to talk about addiction and mental health
These are illustrative stock images. They are not photographs of the centre, its staff or its patients.
Mental wellbeing. Illustrative stock image.
The mind. Illustrative stock image.
Distress. Illustrative stock image.
Addiction. Illustrative stock image.
Alcohol and isolation. Illustrative stock image.
Many forms of addiction. Illustrative stock image.
Dependence. Illustrative stock image.
Heavy drinking. Illustrative stock image.
The first drink. Illustrative stock image.
Alcohol and drugs. Illustrative stock image.
Saying no. Illustrative stock image.
Losing control. Illustrative stock image.
Talk to us today, in confidence
Call at any hour, or send a WhatsApp message if it is hard to talk right now. No referral is needed, and your details stay with the treating team.
24-hour helpline
+91 90727 72776+91 98950 93337CSS Campus, Poovanpuzha, Kavanad P.O., Kollam, Kerala 691003