Jungnang-gu Supports COVID-19 Prevention Kits for Residents with Severe Mental Illness

COVID-19 Prevention Kit Comprising Masks, Hand Sanitizers, Portable Disinfectant Wipes, Usage Instructions, and Mental Health Notebook

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] The staff at Jungnang-gu Mental Health Welfare Center are busy these days delivering kits.

"It's a pity we can't see each other's faces because of the door between us. I'm grateful for this kind of care."

These are the words of Mr. Lee, a resident of Jungnang-gu.

Jungnang-gu (Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi) announced that it will provide 'COVID-19 Prevention Kits' to 390 residents registered at the Jungnang-gu Mental Health Welfare Center who suffer from severe mental illnesses and are vulnerable to personal COVID-19 prevention.

This is to help residents with severe mental illnesses prevent infectious diseases on their own and manage personal hygiene.

The 'COVID-19 Prevention Kit' consists of masks, hand sanitizers, portable disinfectant wipes, usage instructions, and a mental health notebook. Since the 1st of this month, staff from the Jungnang-gu Mental Health Welfare Center have been delivering these kits in a non-face-to-face manner by placing them at the front door of the recipients' homes, mailboxes, or storage boxes.

Prior to this, since February, the district has conducted 3,400 psychological support cases to monitor the mental health of residents with severe mental illnesses who have suffered greater psychological damage due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition to customized case management through phone consultations checking daily life aspects such as depression, anxiety, and stress, as well as medication management, home visits are conducted in emergency situations such as high risk of self-harm or harm to others, need for medication management, or unstable symptoms.

Mayor Ryu Gyeong-gi of Jungnang-gu said, "We will ensure that there is no care gap for residents with severe mental illnesses due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," adding, "We also plan to prepare and provide a 'non-face-to-face case management kit' so that they can manage symptoms through medication, daily life management, and physical activity at home."

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