At-Risk Youth Forced onto the Streets... Vice Minister Kim Kyung-sun Calls for "Improvement of Shelter Environments"
Discussion on Issues Including Identifying Homeless Youth
Checking Difficulties Faced by Youth Entering Shelters
Deputy Minister Kim Kyung-sun is inspecting the quarantine situation during a visit to a Healthy Family and Multicultural Family Support Center located in Gyeonggi-do on the 6th.
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family is gathering field and expert opinions on protection measures for out-of-home youth.
On the 13th, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family held a meeting in the afternoon at the government complex regarding protection measures for at-risk youth.
The meeting was organized to devise solutions for the prolonged issue of out-of-home youth exposed to dangers on the streets due to COVID-19. Participants included officials in charge of youth policies from the Ministry of Education, the National Police Agency, local governments, as well as private experts such as the president of the Youth Shelter Association.
They reviewed the current status of protection and support for out-of-home youth and exchanged opinions on effective management of problems arising in the field. Special focus was placed on actively identifying at-risk youth to resolve issues such as sleeping rough on rooftops.
Additionally, they checked difficulties faced by youth residing in shelters, such as mobile phone usage and curfew times after going out, and discussed ways to strengthen support for independence after leaving the shelters.
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family has been operating 134 youth shelters nationwide without interruption during the COVID-19 situation, protecting and supporting runaway and at-risk youth.
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Kim Kyung-sun, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, stated, "It is important to detect out-of-home youth who are vulnerable to crime early and provide necessary services promptly. We will explore various measures such as strengthening outreach activities while adhering to quarantine guidelines and improving the environment of youth shelters so that out-of-home youth can receive warm protection without being exposed to dangerous situations on the streets."
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