Seoul City Supports Mental Health of Families with Temporarily Closed Childcare Centers Due to COVID-19
Seoul City’s ‘Specialized Home Childcare Counseling Project’ Prioritizes Support for Childcare Centers Temporarily Closed Due to COVID-19
Eunpyeong, Dongjak, Yongsan Districts Selected... Over 3,000 Families Receive Parenting Attitude Assessments, More Than 6,500 Children Undergo Developmental Tests
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City is the first in the nation to prioritize families of children enrolled in daycare centers that were temporarily closed due to COVID-19 infections, providing mental health support to reduce depression among families exhausted by the pandemic.
On the 24th, Seoul City announced that reflecting the increased interest in safe and healthy childcare support for infants and toddlers during the COVID-19 period, it will expand the previously small-scale 'Home Childcare Support Project' conducted in some district childcare support centers into a 'Specialized Home Childcare Counseling Project' tailored to the COVID-19 era.
The 'Specialized Home Childcare Counseling Project,' launched for the first time this year by Seoul City, involves Eunpyeong-gu, Dongjak-gu, and Yongsan-gu, each operating programs suited to their district's characteristics.
These districts conduct parenting attitude assessments for about 3,000 families, including those with children in daycare centers temporarily closed due to COVID-19 infections, and developmental assessments for over 6,500 children, along with linked counseling and therapeutic support.
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Kang Hee-eun, Seoul City's Childcare Officer, stated, "Through this Specialized Home Childcare Counseling Project, we hope to provide an opportunity to reduce stress within families, as parenting time inevitably increases for families of children in temporarily closed daycare centers due to COVID-19." She added, "We plan to expand support to enable normal development by selecting infants and toddlers who need early intervention and providing continuous therapeutic support such as speech therapy."
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