For the first time in the country Center for the Development of the Mental Health of Migrants was launched in Tehran as the first education-research center and psychological counseling for Afghan refugees in Iran with the cooperation of the Social and Cultural Deputy of Tehran Municipality, the cultural research center of Alameh Tabatabaie University and Afghan Elites Centre.
To this aim, while utilizing the capacities of Afghan graduates for the benefit of the migrants’ community, various services with the prevention of mental and social damages approach will be available in a fair way for migrants to counseling and psychological services to Afghan refugees and migrants.
Alameh Tabatabaie University too, will cooperate in scientific field backing and increase the scientific capacity of the center and supervise the center’s activities quality and also the Afghan Elites’ Centre, will set up an education-counselling team for the implementation of the objectives of the centre, provide psychological services, hold educational services in proportion with the needs of the target community.