The State Welfare Organization of Iran, also known as the Behzisti Organization, is a working organization under the
Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare
The Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare () is an Iranian government body responsible for the oversight of Cooperative business, regulation and implementation of policies applicable to labour and social affairs. It also oversee ...
. Established after the
1979 revolution
The Iranian Revolution (, ), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution of 1979 (, ) was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. The revolution led to the replacement of the Impe ...
, the organization mainly works towards the betterment, rehabilitation, and improvement of the lives of
disabled
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be cognitive, developmental, intellectual, mental, physica ...
people, people in need of care, and orphaned children. It supervises and runs
special needs education
Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...
, addiction treatments (except article 16 centers) and offers suicide awareness events.
National counseling telephone hotline callcenter
1480 telephone number offers educational and schoolkid, psychological, addiction rehabilitation, marriage ,stress and fear, children and family counseling. It receives around two millio calls a year.
History
Until 2003, formerly it was under the Iranian
Ministry of Health and Medical Education
The Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has executive responsibility for health and medical education within the Iranian government. The MOHME comprises five departments headed by deputy ministers: Health, Research & Technology, Ed ...
.
Since 2021, people covered by the organization are exempt from energy bills.
Since 2022, the organization began developing housing projects.
In 2021–2023, Iranian Etemad reported child physical torture in a Behzisti center; two administrators were subsequently arrested. ''
Sharq'' reported the cover-up of deaths of disabled people in agency centers.
Programs
In "peace" program people put requests for counseling experts to be sent to at places/family or friends gatherings.
Seven and a half million people use the organization's programs.
The organization keeps a database of old people and retirement homes.
This organization operates a social work national emergency hotline.
The organization offers monthly salary and health care insurance to the around 760,000 people in need and those having disabilities.
See also
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Imam Khomeini relief foundation
The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (Persian: کمیته امداد امام خمینی) is an Iranian charitable organization, founded in March 1979 to provide support for poor families. The aim is to help such families regain financial stability ...
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Economy of Iran