Suman Pinto, an addiction counsellor with nearly three decades of service, was awarded the “Person of the Year, 2023” by the Link Association.
The association, a pioneering group in addiction recovery services in coastal Karnataka, has instituted the award in collaboration with Ecolink Institute of Well-being, global trainers of addiction professionals.
The award was given at a function on January 13 during the association’s annual assembly.
Suman, who did her Masters in Social Work from Roshni Nilaya in 1995, currently works as the director of the addiction treatment center at Dr. Tunga’s Manaswini Hospital, Arkula on the outskirts of Mangaluru.
She started her career as a counselor in addiction recovery at Link Integrated rehabilitation center, who went on to serve in other prestigious institutions in Mangaluru under renowned psychiatrists in Father Mullers hospital, K S Hegde Medical Academy and Prajna Counselling Centre.
With her nearly three decades of experience in addiction therapy and as a counsellor in K S Hegde Medical Academy, Suman has played significant roles in developing the addiction treatment program at the medical college and served the community-based deaddiction camps by the Dharmasthala for over a decade.