Suncheon National University Student Counseling Center Operates 'Maeum-Ieum Mental Health' Program for Student Mental Well-being

Systematic Care Services and Medical Expense Support in Collaboration with Related Organizations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon National University (President Ko Young-jin) announced on the 30th that it is operating the ‘Maeum-Ieum Mental Health Support Program’ to systematically respond to the mental health crisis of campus members due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and is establishing an integrated support system with related organizations to provide professional counseling services and mental health medical expenses.

The Suncheon National University Student Counseling Center planned this support program to provide practical assistance so that enrolled students can maintain their mental health in situations prone to exposure to fears of infectious diseases, restrictions on daily and leisure activities, and pressures and anxieties about employment and the future.

The ‘Maeum-Ieum Mental Health’ program is operated based on the ‘Student Mental Health Crisis Support System’ established last year in the first half through a business agreement between the Student Counseling Center and related internal and external organizations to respond quickly to student mental health crisis situations.

Suncheon National University assigns professional counselors to students who report difficulties related to psychological and emotional issues according to procedures, providing psychological tests, individual and group counseling, and for high-risk mental health cases, it promptly supports diagnosis and treatment costs related to psychosis through cooperation with external specialized institutions.

In particular, regarding cost support, cases excluded or rejected from external specialized institution treatment cost support will be supported according to the on-campus mental health treatment cost support manual to minimize service blind spots caused by financial issues.

Im Kyung-hee, head of the Student Counseling Center, said, “Based on the Maeum-Ieum Mental Health Program, we provide detailed and practical crisis intervention services for enrolled students, and through close cooperation with related organizations in the future, we expect to detect students’ psychological distress early and enable prompt response.”

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