Pohang City Signs Agreement with Related Organizations for Psychological and Emotional Support of Abused Children

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City recently announced on the 18th that it has signed an agreement for psychological and emotional support projects for children under protection and child abuse victims with a total of 15 psychological counseling-related institutions.

The signing institutions include 2 local psychiatric clinics, 8 psychological testing and counseling centers, and 5 developmental rehabilitation centers.

This agreement is a measure to plan support projects for quicker response in accordance with the recent increase in child abuse reports and the revised Child Welfare Act as of June 30, as well as to secure budget approval from the city council.

Pohang City selected psychological and emotional service providers linked with 'Dream Start' and 'Gyeongbuk Eastern Child Protection Agency' as the agreement targets to provide professional emotional treatment and high-quality social psychological services for the target children.

In particular, for children under protection and child abuse victims, the city plans to move away from counseling center-centered treatment by organically providing comprehensive psychological testing and psychological counseling treatment.

Cho Hyun-mi, Director of the Education and Youth Division, stated, "We will strive to ensure that high-quality psychological testing and treatment support can be organically provided by linking professional institutions to children in need of protection."

Meanwhile, Pohang City previously signed a medical support agreement for child abuse victims on the 7th of last month with the Gyeongbuk Eastern Child Protection Agency and Inseong Hospital.

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