The weather is getting colder. Sometimes we find people sleeping in parks and on roads. Among these people, although the majority are drunks and lead a poor life, there are also those who have no house or food to live on.
Murad Hashimov, head of the Public Relations Department of the Social Services Agency of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, said in his statement to “Trend” that the institution provides care for abandoned, destitute and socially dangerous minors, elderly people 18 years old without a specific address, people with disabilities, etc. performs social rehabilitation.
“Those admitted to the institution are provided with socio-domestic, socio-legal, socio-psychological and socio-pedagogical services.
In accordance with the rules for admission to the reception center, before the person enters the institution, a preliminary medical examination of his or her state of health is carried out, which is verified by the corresponding health institution. In addition, a medical certificate of health is presented indicating that the citizen is not a carrier of infectious diseases and the state of mental health.
M. Hashimov said that 113 people were treated in the departments of social rehabilitation of abandoned, destitute and socially dangerous minors and people over 18 years of age without a fixed place of residence.
“60 of them were admitted to the institution this year. Currently, 55 people are covered by state care,” he said.