"Flower Gifts for Families Weary from COVID-19" ... Seoul City, Citizen Support Campaign

Support for Family Counseling Services for 'Psychological Quarantine'

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] On the 28th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will promote the "You Are Doing Great" campaign to support families and citizens exhausted by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and strengthened social distancing measures.

By applying with stories of your family or yourself (single-person household) whom you have wanted to encourage, 500 households will be selected to receive a bouquet of hope delivered to their homes. The bouquet gift also aims to support flower farmers who are struggling due to the cancellation of various events caused by COVID-19.

The city will select winners and deliver bouquets twice, on January 8 and 22 next year. Along with the bouquet, a postcard containing the encouraging phrase "You Are Doing Great" and guidance for "Wise Home Life" will also be delivered. Any Seoul resident with an address in Seoul can participate through the Seoul city website and Seoul's social networking services (SNS).

Additionally, the city will provide non-face-to-face (phone/video) family counseling services for "psychological quarantine" through professional counselors assigned to the Healthy Family Support Centers in each of the 25 autonomous districts.

Applicants eligible are any Seoul citizens who need mental and physical recovery or relationship improvement due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, and applications can be made through the Seoul Family Portal "Family Seoul". The Family Seoul website also operates various communication and empathy programs tailored to different audiences, such as happy couple and parent-child communication methods, understanding children, and discipline techniques, allowing anyone to take the courses.

Song Da-young, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Women and Family Policy Office, said, "As COVID-19 prolongs, family conflicts are increasing due to various reasons such as housework, childcare, and economic issues. We will support all citizens of Seoul who are enduring COVID-19 well and promote psychological quarantine so that we can overcome this difficult time together."

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