About Us Simaye Sabz Rahayi Harm Reduction Institute
Founded in 2006 ( 1385 ), Simaye Sabz Rahayi Harm Reduction Institute is a non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to its humanitarian mission: supporting, treating, and reducing harm among individuals affected by addiction and those living with HIV/AIDS.
Our Mission
By reducing the harms associated with addiction, HIV/AIDS, and high-risk behaviors, Simaye Sabz Rahayi aims to increase hope and improve public health. To achieve this, the institute operates nationwide, focusing on education, cultural development, support, and empowerment.
" We believe that living in a healthy environment is a natural right for all. Those affected by social harms must be able to access the services they need—without discrimination."
Drawing on expertise and mobilizing social resources, the institute has launched and implemented the following programs:
– Evening meal distribution and harm reduction services in nighttime drug-use clusters
– Emergency shelter (Shelter)
– Drop-in Center (DIC) for harm reduction services targeting street-involved individuals
– “Aman” Halfway House for homeless women and girls recovering from addiction
– “Marham” Women’s Addiction Recovery Camp (Medium-Term Residential Treatment Center)
– Positive Club – Support services for people living with HIV/AIDS
– Mobile outreach teams
– Entrepreneurship and employment workshops
– “Salamat Yaran” Substance Abuse Treatment Center
– Social Work Base
Managing Director: Habib Bahrami
Registration Date: December 3, 2006 (12/9/1385)
Registered at: Companies Registration Office
Registration Number: 20493
Year Established: 2006
Scope of Activities: Education, counseling, prevention, and treatment in the field of social harms
Memberships and Affiliations:
– Member of the ECO Network of NGOs active in drug-related issues
– Member of the Participation Committee of Tehran Province’s Drug Control Coordination Council
– Member of the Social Harms Task Force of Tehran City Council
– Member of the National HIV/AIDS Coordinating Committee (CCM)
– Holds the highest ranking in service, social, and operational domains among NGOs in Tehran
Head Office Address:
Tehran – Mohammadiyeh Square, South Khayyam Street, Delshad 2nd Alley, No. 5, Unit 1
Phone/Fax: +98 21 55983295
Website: www.simayesabz.org
Email: simayesabzerahayi@yahoo.com | info@simayesabz.org
Commendations
– Received a certificate of appreciation from the Governor’s Office of Eslamshahr County for setting up a booth and participating in the exhibition “United Against the Spread of AIDS”, held for youth, university students, and high school students of Eslamshahr. The event was organized by the Governor’s Office and the County Health Network from November 30 to December 5, 2008 (10/9/1387 to 15/9/1387).
– Received a certificate of appreciation from the Drug Control Headquarters of the Presidential Office for setting up a booth and participating in the cultural festival and sports olympiad “Say No to Addiction – 541”, organized by the Drug Control Headquarters from June 26 to July 2, 2008 (6/4/1387 to 12/4/1387) at Shahid Shiroudi Stadium.
– Received a certificate of appreciation from the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the National Welfare Organization for setting up a booth during the national conference “Nursing, AIDS, and Society”, organized by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and the Welfare Organization from February 3 to 4, 2009 (15/11/1387 to 16/11/1387).
– Received a certificate of appreciation from the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the National Welfare Organization for training active peer educators in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention in 2010 (1389).
Publication
– I Share My Pain with You – A book featuring handwritten reflections by individuals living with HIV/AIDS
Completed Training Courses
– Participated in the two-day workshop “Strategies for Preventing Substance Abuse in Family Crises”, organized by the UNODC and Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – October 19–20, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the three-day national consultation “Strengths and Weaknesses of Harm Reduction Programs with Center Directors”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the Welfare Organization (Kish Island – January 30–February 1, 2010). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day research conference “Exploring Pharmaceutical Treatments for Methamphetamine Dependency”, organized by Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – January 13, 2010). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the two-day “Third Annual HIV/AIDS Seminar of Iran”, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association (Tehran – November 29–30, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day workshop “NGOs Involved in Drug Prevention”, organized by Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – November 9, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the national conference and workshop “NGOs Involved in Drug Prevention”, organized by Iran’s national and provincial Drug Control Councils (Tehran – November 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “Refresher and Experience Sharing for HIV/AIDS Prevention Trainers in High-Risk Behavior and Addiction”, organized by the Welfare Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNDP, and GFATM (Qamsar, Kashan – July 31–August 3, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the two-day workshop “First HIV/AIDS and Drug Prevention Workshop for Spouses of Drug Users – NGOs”, organized by UNODC and Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – August 3–4, 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “Training HIV/AIDS Prevention Trainers in High-Risk Behaviors”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the Welfare Organization (Tehran – November 18–20, 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “Training HIV/AIDS Prevention Trainers in High-Risk Behaviors”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the Welfare Organization (Kish Island – December 15–17, 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the four-day workshop “Training Peer Educators for HIV/AIDS Prevention”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee, Baqiyatallah University Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, and Khorasan Razavi Welfare Organization (Mashhad – 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “NGO Networking”, organized by UNODC, Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters, and the Dariush Institute (Tehran – December 9–11, 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Completed four eight-day training sessions “NGO Capacity Building”, organized by UNODC, Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters, and the Noavaran Pars Institute (Tehran – 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the three-day workshop “Harm Reduction for Substance Abuse – DIC Staff”, organized by the Ministry of Health and Iran’s National Center for Addiction Studies (Tehran – May 27–29, 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day workshop “HIV/AIDS Prevention”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee, Dariush Institute, and Payam Avaran Hamyari Harm Reduction Institute (Tehran – 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day workshop “HIV/AIDS Prevention”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee, Dariush Institute, and Simaye Sabz Rahayi Harm Reduction Institute (Tehran – 2006). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the one-day workshop “Harm Reduction”, organized by Tehran Province Welfare Organization (Tehran – 2006). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the four-day “First National Workshop for Mobile Teams of Drop-in Centers”, organized by the Salamat & Farhang Institute (Roozbeh Addiction Prevention Center) with support from the Ministry of Health (Isfahan – February 5–8, 2006). Certificate awarded.
– Completed introductory and advanced training CDs on Workplace Safety – Staff Security, Health, and Welfare, produced by the United Nations. Certificate awarded – 2010.
– Attended the three-day national consultation “Strengths and Weaknesses of Harm Reduction Programs with Center Directors”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the Welfare Organization (Kish Island – January 30–February 1, 2010). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day research conference “Exploring Pharmaceutical Treatments for Methamphetamine Dependency”, organized by Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – January 13, 2010). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the two-day “Third Annual HIV/AIDS Seminar of Iran”, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association (Tehran – November 29–30, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day workshop “NGOs Involved in Drug Prevention”, organized by Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – November 9, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the national conference and workshop “NGOs Involved in Drug Prevention”, organized by Iran’s national and provincial Drug Control Councils (Tehran – November 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “Refresher and Experience Sharing for HIV/AIDS Prevention Trainers in High-Risk Behavior and Addiction”, organized by the Welfare Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, UNDP, and GFATM (Qamsar, Kashan – July 31–August 3, 2009). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the two-day workshop “First HIV/AIDS and Drug Prevention Workshop for Spouses of Drug Users – NGOs”, organized by UNODC and Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters (Tehran – August 3–4, 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “Training HIV/AIDS Prevention Trainers in High-Risk Behaviors”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the Welfare Organization (Tehran – November 18–20, 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “Training HIV/AIDS Prevention Trainers in High-Risk Behaviors”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee of the Welfare Organization (Kish Island – December 15–17, 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the four-day workshop “Training Peer Educators for HIV/AIDS Prevention”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee, Baqiyatallah University Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, and Khorasan Razavi Welfare Organization (Mashhad – 2008). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the three-day workshop “NGO Networking”, organized by UNODC, Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters, and the Dariush Institute (Tehran – December 9–11, 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Completed four eight-day training sessions “NGO Capacity Building”, organized by UNODC, Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters, and the Noavaran Pars Institute (Tehran – 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the three-day workshop “Harm Reduction for Substance Abuse – DIC Staff”, organized by the Ministry of Health and Iran’s National Center for Addiction Studies (Tehran – May 27–29, 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day workshop “HIV/AIDS Prevention”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee, Dariush Institute, and Payam Avaran Hamyari Harm Reduction Institute (Tehran – 2007). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the one-day workshop “HIV/AIDS Prevention”, organized by the AIDS Prevention and Control Committee, Dariush Institute, and Simaye Sabz Rahayi Harm Reduction Institute (Tehran – 2006). Certificate awarded.
– Attended the one-day workshop “Harm Reduction”, organized by Tehran Province Welfare Organization (Tehran – 2006). Certificate awarded.
– Participated in the four-day “First National Workshop for Mobile Teams of Drop-in Centers”, organized by the Salamat & Farhang Institute (Roozbeh Addiction Prevention Center) with support from the Ministry of Health (Isfahan – February 5–8, 2006). Certificate awarded.
– Completed introductory and advanced training CDs on Workplace Safety – Staff Security, Health, and Welfare, produced by the United Nations. Certificate awarded – 2010.
Published Research Summaries
◄ International Publications:
1. Development of a Program for Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2009
The abstract of this paper was published at the international conference Social Ecology of Resilience: Pathways to Resilience II, hosted by Dalhousie University and King’s College in Canada in 2010. The researcher and colleagues were invited for an oral presentation. The paper was presented on June 5, 2010 (15/3/1389) at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Certificate of participation was awarded. Published in the conference book, Abstract No. 134.
2. Development of a Program for Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2010
The abstract of this paper was accepted for publication at the international conference Resilience, Why Bother?, hosted by Brighton University in the United Kingdom in 2011. The researcher and colleagues were invited to attend and participate in the workshop.
◄Domestic Publications (Iran):
- Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Comparison of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health Among Women and Men Living with HIV/AIDS”, published in the proceedings of the 19th Congress on Infectious and Tropical Diseases, organized by the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association in collaboration with the Disease Control Center of the Ministry of Health, held in Tehran, December 25–26, 2010 (4–5/10/1389). Poster presentation certificate awarded.
- Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Study of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health of Women Living with HIV/AIDS with a History of Substance Abuse and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors”, published in the proceedings of the 3rd National AIDS Seminar, organized by the Infectious and Tropical Disease Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with the Disease Control Center of the Ministry of Health and the WHO Office in Tehran, December 1–3, 2010 (9–11/9/1389), page 151.
- Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Study of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2010”, published in the same seminar proceedings, page 42.
- Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Development of a Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy Program and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2009”, published in the proceedings of the 3rd Annual AIDS Seminar in Iran, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association, 2009 (1388), page 50.
Accepted Research Presentation Summaries
◄ International:
1. Developing a Program for Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2009
The abstract of this study was accepted for publication and oral presentation at the international conference Social Ecology of Resilience: Pathways to Resilience II, organized by Dalhousie University and King’s College in Canada in 2010. The researcher and colleagues were invited by the Resilience Research Centre to attend and present at the conference.
◄ Domestic (Iran):
1. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Study of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2010”
Presented as a poster at the Third Annual AIDS Seminar in Iran, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association, held at the Political Studies Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 29–30, 2009 / 8–9/9/1388). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
1. Developing a Program for Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2009
The abstract of this study was accepted for publication and oral presentation at the international conference Social Ecology of Resilience: Pathways to Resilience II, organized by Dalhousie University and King’s College in Canada in 2010. The researcher and colleagues were invited by the Resilience Research Centre to attend and present at the conference.
◄ Domestic (Iran):
1. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Study of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2010”
Presented as a poster at the Third Annual AIDS Seminar in Iran, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association, held at the Political Studies Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (November 29–30, 2009 / 8–9/9/1388). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
Accepted Research Summaries – Poster Presentations
◄ International:
1. Effect of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2010 The abstract of this study was accepted for poster presentation at the international conference Resilience, Why Bother?, organized by Brighton University, UK, in 2011.
◄ Domestic (Iran):
1. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Comparison of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health Among Women and Men Living with HIV/AIDS” Presented as a poster at the 19th Congress on Infectious and Tropical Diseases, organized by the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association in collaboration with the Disease Control Center of the Ministry of Health, held in Tehran, December 25–26, 2010 (4–5/10/1389). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
2. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Study of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health of Women Living with HIV/AIDS with a History of Substance Abuse and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors” Presented as a poster at the 3rd National AIDS Seminar, organized by the Infectious and Tropical Disease Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with the Disease Control Center of the Ministry of Health and the WHO Office, held at the Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, December 1–3, 2010 (9–11/9/1389). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
3. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Development of a Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy Program and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2009” Presented as a poster at the 3rd Annual AIDS Seminar in Iran, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association, held at the Political Studies Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 29–30, 2009 (8–9/9/1388). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
1. Effect of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health in People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2010 The abstract of this study was accepted for poster presentation at the international conference Resilience, Why Bother?, organized by Brighton University, UK, in 2011.
◄ Domestic (Iran):
1. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Comparison of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health Among Women and Men Living with HIV/AIDS” Presented as a poster at the 19th Congress on Infectious and Tropical Diseases, organized by the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association in collaboration with the Disease Control Center of the Ministry of Health, held in Tehran, December 25–26, 2010 (4–5/10/1389). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
2. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Study of the Impact of Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy on Resilience and Mental Health of Women Living with HIV/AIDS with a History of Substance Abuse and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors” Presented as a poster at the 3rd National AIDS Seminar, organized by the Infectious and Tropical Disease Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with the Disease Control Center of the Ministry of Health and the WHO Office, held at the Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, December 1–3, 2010 (9–11/9/1389). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.
3. Habib Bahrami and colleagues, “Development of a Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy Program and Its Impact on Resilience and Mental Health of People Living with HIV/AIDS – 2009” Presented as a poster at the 3rd Annual AIDS Seminar in Iran, organized by the Ministry of Health, Tehran University AIDS Research Center, and the Infectious Disease Patients Support Association, held at the Political Studies Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 29–30, 2009 (8–9/9/1388). Certificate of poster presentation awarded.