Total Response to Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TRADA)  is an Organ of the All Kerala Joint Christian Temperance Movement started in 1987  as an Ecumenical venture of the major Five Episcopal Churches (Catholic, Jacobite, Orthodox, CSI & Marthomite)  in Kerala.In 1987 the leaders of the Temperance Movement in Kerala like Mar Joseph Pallikaparampil (President Emeritus),  Late Rev. Fr. George Kolath and  Sr. Dr. Joan Chunkapura (Co-founder and the present Secretary) – all pioneers of the temperance movement of that period sat together and decided to register a Charitable Society under the Travancore Cochin Literary Scientific and Charitable Society’s Registration Act 12 of 1955 for the Treatment of addicts of Drugs and Alcohol.  Thus TRADA was registered as a Charitable Society on  26^th December 1987 at Kottayam with registration No.K.523/87.  This esteemed organization offers a comprehensive residential treatment program for individuals struggling with addiction. For over three decades, TRADA has remained committed to its mission, providing a beacon of hope for individuals seeking recovery and a healthier future.TRADA’s remarkable work has earned National Award in 2014 for its Residential De-Addiction Treatment Programme sponsored by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), Government of India,under the leadership of Sr. Dr. Joan Chunkapura