Gwangju Dong-gu, On-site Investigation Including Home Visits for High-Risk Children

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 24th that it will conduct intensive inspections, including home visits, targeting high-risk children to proactively predict, identify, and establish protection systems for children at risk of abuse.

The inspection targets are 58 high-risk children extracted using various social security big data such as the ‘e-Child Happiness Support System,’ including children with long-term absenteeism from kindergartens, daycare centers, and schools within the district, as well as those who have not undergone health checkups or regular vaccinations.

This intensive inspection will be conducted over two months until next month, with relevant departments of the district office and welfare officers from 13 administrative welfare centers in the district jointly investigating the childcare environment. In particular, social welfare officers from each administrative district will visit the respective homes to directly interview and observe the children through on-site visits.

If signs of abuse are found during the inspection, such as refusal to interview or confirm whereabouts, immediate police investigation requests will be made to protect the child’s safety, and active intervention will be taken to prevent child abuse by confirming abuse status with specialized child abuse agencies.

Furthermore, if vulnerable children in welfare blind spots are discovered, they will be connected and supported through customized welfare services such as the Dong-gu Healthy Family Multicultural Center and the Dream Start Project.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “We will utilize big data systems and community networks to early detect and prevent child abuse,” adding, “Through continuous interest and care for children, we will create a city where all children are happy.”

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