The shortcomings of the center of Article 16 of Gonbadkavus women should be eliminated

Gonbadkavus- The Secretary of the Anti-Narcotics Coordination Council Gonbadkavos said: the infrastructural deficiencies of the Article 16 Women's Center should be eliminated and the cooperation of the institutions should be strengthened for the treatment and empowerment of the clients.

According to Mehr reporter, Hanifa Esmati said in the meeting of the Article 16 Women's Center on Monday evening that the coalition document of Article 16 is a road map for determining the duties of institutions and creating coordination in the field of organization, treatment, empowerment and social support for people suffering from addiction.

Referring to the holding of meetings at the center of Article 16 and the Welfare Department, he added: Despite the holding of these meetings, some agencies did not attend and it was decided that the matter should be placed on the agenda of the Coordination Council to follow up the actions and receive documented reports.

Stating that nearly four years have passed since the beginning of the center's activity, Esmati requested to present the performance reports of the institutions in the first half of this year and said: "Some institutions are taking their actions, but the reports received are not enough and the participation of some institutions is weak." Therefore, all devices should have more cooperation and synergy by overlapping tasks.

Infrastructural deficiencies of the Article 16 Women's Center

The Secretary of the Anti-Narcotics Coordinating Council, Gonbadkavos, pointed to the problems at the location of the Article 16 Women's Center and stated: Securing the area, providing firefighting equipment, fixing the surrounding blind spots, repairing doors, installing iPhones and dealing with facility problems are among the things that should be followed up.

He also mentioned the issuance of the electricity bill amounting to 180 million tomans and appreciated the cooperation of the municipality in allocating the property for the center of Article 16 and the day and night shelter of the city.

Esmati also thanked for the cooperation of the Sports and Youth Department in holding daily morning sports at the Article 16 Women's Center.

Social support during the maintenance period of clients

Pointing out that the detention of people in the Article 16 Women's Center is done for six months by order of the prosecutor and can be extended for another six months if he is diagnosed and agrees, he said: This opportunity should be used to follow up on the identity status, train skills, provide social support, and provide the context for people's return to society to reduce the possibility of them returning to the cycle of addiction.

Esmati added: Some applicants have lost their identity documents, and others do not have identification documents, or their citizenship status needs to be checked. An issue that makes the process of introducing them to the relief committee, technical and vocational training centers and the employment department difficult.

Emphasizing the necessity of cooperation with the civil registry office, he said: the presence of a civil registry expert at the center and checking information such as names, surnames, and addresses of people can help identify them and follow up on the issuance of identity documents. In cases where the applicants are unable to pay the cost of issuing a birth certificate, they can solve the problem through welfare assistance or the relief committee.

Duties of the University of Medical Sciences in therapeutic support

He continued: "Based on the tasks foreseen for the University of Medical Sciences in the coalition document, determining health and treatment centers and comprehensive health centers to provide services to patients, paying for free medical examinations of people referred from the center, training and retraining medical staff and providing qualified personnel are among the axes of cooperation of this group."

Esmati stated: Also, the allocation and provision of drugs needed for treatment according to the relevant protocols, coordination with designated hospitals and providing treatment capacity for patients are among the other issues raised in this framework. In this context, the allocation of 12 beds in Gonbadkavos was also mentioned.

Duties of the municipality in employment and improving the conditions of the center

Pointing to the role of the municipality in the implementation of Article 16 programs, Esmati said: providing employment opportunities for people who have recovered in the municipality's job programs, allocating booths in local markets to sell their products, and using the capacity of culture houses to continue training programs and empowering clients and their families, are among the areas of cooperation of the municipality.

He pointed out: improving the urban environment, developing green and sports spaces, and providing opportunities for social participation of the improved people are among the tasks foreseen for the municipality.

He said: Among the tasks of the Imam Khomeini (RA) relief committee is to support eligible families during the treatment period and up to one year after recovery, with an emphasis on economic empowerment and creating sustainable employment.

The Secretary of the Anti-Narcotics Coordination Council of Gonbadkavus city said: Identifying people with potential for employment, introducing them to the skills training courses of the Technical and Vocational Education Organization, coordination between these two groups and creating job opportunities through self-employment facilities for qualified people were among the other axes of the aid committee's cooperation.

He added: According to the submitted report, so far two people from the target community of the Article 16 center have been covered by the relief committee and their pensions have been established. Also, four women from the Article 16 Women's Center have been introduced to this institution to receive employment support and have received a total of two billion Rials.

employment and health insurance; Of the duties of the labor department

He continued: In the framework of the coalition document, the Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Department has responsibilities such as monitoring the employment status of the recovered people, using the capacity of the employment task force for vocational training and empowerment, managing employment resources and facilities, and identifying jobs that suit the needs of the labor market.

He added: introducing qualified people in income deciles 1 to 3 to health insurance is one of the other axes determined for this department.

Esmati stated: In this context, full insurance coverage of people suffering from addiction in the first to third income deciles introduced by the Department of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare was mentioned as one of the duties of health insurance. Pursuing the approval of this issue in the Supreme Council of Insurance and the Government Board was also one of the issues raised in this section.

Skill training and empowerment of clients

The secretary of Gonbadkavus Anti-Narcotics Coordinating Council, referring to the actions of the Technical and Vocational Training Center of Sisters of the city, said: Four training courses were held and 64 people participated in various skill courses, 13 of them received technical and professional certificates.

He reminded: providing the basis for the registration of applicants and their families based on needs assessment, annual planning for the training of required skills, establishment of vocational training working groups in the center of Article 16 for women and using the capacity of the employment working group for empowering and socializing people, among the tasks of the technical and vocational education organization.

Esmati pointed out: Forming production working groups in the agricultural sector and providing the benefit of improved people from facilities and employment opportunities in agricultural plans and projects are among the other tasks foreseen for the agricultural jihad in the framework of this document.

The necessity of determining the assignment of the identity documents of the clients

Emphasizing that the lack of identity documents can prevent applicants from accessing support services and employment, Esmati requested the cooperation of the Civil Registry Office to review the applications and prepare the preparations for the issuance of birth certificates.

He added: In some cases, the clients do not even have complete information about their identity and their situation requires an expert review. The cooperation of the civil registry with welfare and relief committee can facilitate the process of identifying and following up their cases.

In the end, the Secretary of the Anti-Narcotics Coordination Council of Gonbadkavus emphasized: In addition to performing their specialized duties, the member organizations of the coalition must provide information and reports of their actions in a documented manner and, with continuous cooperation, provide support to the patients during their stay at the center and after recovery.