The Director General of Welfare of Yazd Province announced an increase in calls to the 123rd Social Emergency Line following the announcement of the Ministry of Health.

Dr. Ali Mohammad Atabakhsh stated that 50% of these calls have been related to social emergencies in the past 24 hours. Found.

He said that the other 50 percent of the calls were related to anxiety and stress caused by Corona and related issues. He asked people to call the 1480 line of the Welfare Counselor Voice Center for counseling services, and acute cases of social harm to the telephone line. 123 report.

Referring to social emergency activities, the director general of welfare said: "Social emergency services include four activities in the field of crisis intervention centers, 123 hotlines, mobile social emergency vehicles, as well as the activities of social services bases."

He said the main activities at the Social Emergency Center were related to problems such as domestic violence, acute family disputes, spousal abuse, working and street children, suicide, divorce and other social harms. .

Dr. Atabakhsh, referring to the 24-hour activity of Line 123, said: "Due to the prevalence of corona, the number of helpers and counselors of this center has also increased."

 He added: "Social emergency experts and counselors try to help them by phone during spousal abuse, domestic violence, and harassment. If there is an acute problem with the mobile social services team, they will intervene in person at the scene." Psychological and social evaluation of clients provide relevant services.

The Director General of Welfare of Yazd Province pointed out: Interventional measures are taken in special cases and as necessary with the cooperation of law enforcement and judicial authorities.

He stated that the services of the social emergency program are not only based on the individual and that measures are taken based on the community and family. He said: In the social emergency, efforts are made to carry out social psychological interventions before law enforcement interventions and always provide specialized and timely services. Be accessible to the target group.