beta Institut

Founded in 1999, beta Institut is a charity based in Augsburg, Germany working on health, disability, children & youth +1 more.

The beta Institut is an independent, non-profit GmbH based in Augsburg, Germany, founded in 1999. It provides free, understandable information on social law, illnesses, disabilities and the benefits available within the German healthcare system, for patients, relatives and interested professionals. Its main offering is betanet, an online database of social law and health information that has been online since 2003, alongside printed guides that have been published since around 2004. The institute also develops and evaluates case management models for integrated care, including aftercare for children and support for women with breast cancer and stroke patients, and runs prevention work in kindergartens through the Papilio programme, which was transferred to Papilio e.V. in 2010. Its content is used by publishers and medical associations, and it sells customised printed information and content licences. The institute states that all income is reinvested in betanet, its guide series and new projects.