RIGHTS BOOKLET

■ To take advantage of this assistance, please contact your social worker/ the rehabilitation department at the nearest NII branch. ■ Please note, if you do not find a therapist in the database, you can contact the rehabilitation worker at your nearest NII branch to receive assistance in widening the search outside of the database. For the database of licensed therapists, scan the code >

Alternative medicine:

In addition to the emotional therapy, assistance can be received for funding alternative medicine treatments.

Ministry of Welfare The Ministry of Welfare provides services via the welfare departments in the local authorities according to needs raised by the families.

General service via a telephone hotline:

■ 118 Hotline - the hotline of the Ministry of Welfare and Social Affairs (calls are free). The hotline is staffed by a social worker. You can also contact the hotline by sending a text message to 050-2270118. The hotline operates 24/7 for 364 days a year (except Yom Kippur).

For the 118 information and assistance hotline, scan the code >

Department of Social Services: The Department of Social Services provides social services for individuals, families and communities. Each local authority has a department of social services that provides service for the residents of that authority. The department's role focuses

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