Gangbuk-gu Establishes 'Integrated Support Center for Families in Crisis' to Strengthen Response to Child Abuse and Domestic Violence

Establishment of a Permanent Collaboration System Combining Gangbuk-gu Welfare System and Police Safety Network... Strengthening Early Response to At-Risk Families and Contributing to Recurrence Prevention

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangbuk-gu (Mayor Park Gyeom-su) is operating the ‘Hope Gangbuk Crisis Family Integrated Support Center,’ which combines the district’s welfare system with the police reporting system on an ongoing basis.

The Integrated Support Center was established with the purpose of strengthening the safety care network through the proactive identification and follow-up management of crisis households such as child abuse and domestic violence. To discover and resolve welfare blind spots, the support system has been further solidified in cooperation with the local community.

The care network consists of the Gangbuk Police Station, fire station, child and elderly protection agencies, local welfare facilities, schools, and other community cooperation systems. In particular, the police participate from the stage of domestic violence reporting to collect initial information, and the center provides integrated services including counseling, resource linkage, and follow-up management. This marks a shift from the previous method of support only when necessary to a collaborative system of ongoing support.

The center is staffed with professional counselors, integrated case managers, and abuse prevention police officers who handle child, elderly, and disabled abuse as well as domestic violence. Continuous information sharing among the operating personnel enables prompt intervention and support for crisis families.

Integrated case managers conduct consultations with the relevant households based on case reports received from abuse prevention police officers. Depending on the consultation content, they connect the families to public resources or private specialized institutions during the intervention process. Police officers share crisis family cases reported to 112 with the center with the consent of the reporter and participate in joint visits to high-risk households.

The district supports customized integrated case management by preparing solutions for each crisis family case through case meetings involving related organizations and linking with welfare planners at local community centers.

Going forward, the district plans to fully operate the Crisis Family Integrated Support Center once the operational agreement with the Gangbuk Police Station is finalized and the necessary counselor training is completed.

Park Gyeom-su, Mayor of Gangbuk-gu, stated, “The best measure to prevent and respond to crisis families is for the local community to take the lead and respond as a unified integrated system. We will strengthen the safety net to detect and prevent crisis families in blind spots at an early stage.”

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