Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education, Suicide Prevention Capacity Building Training

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education conducted a "Suicide Prevention Life Keeper Capacity Building Training" for those in charge of suicide prevention education. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 23rd that it conducted a Gatekeeper (Suicide Prevention Life Keeper) capacity-building training for frontline school suicide prevention education officers at the Naju City Hotel.

This training was organized to prevent student suicides and support crisis response, and following this day, it will be held regionally in a total of four sessions on the 24th at Suncheonman Ecological Culture Education Center, the 25th at Boseong Davichi Condo, and the 26th at Jeonnam Women and Family Foundation.

The training focuses on providing practical methods and opportunities to help students at risk of suicide in schools through the Korean standard suicide prevention education teacher program jointly developed by the Ministry of Education, the Student Mental Health Support Center, and the Korea Suicide Prevention Association.

Instructor Baek Hee-young of Suncheon Maesan High School stated, “The number of students expressing psychological difficulties is rapidly increasing amid the COVID-19 crisis, and the role of school suicide prevention education officers is becoming more emphasized,” adding, “Efforts must be made to ensure that suicide prevention education is substantively operated in schools.”

Lee Byung-sam, Director of Democratic Citizen Life Education Division, said, “I hope this training will be a valuable time for everyone to identify students at risk of suicide within schools as life keepers and to consider ways to provide help,” and added, “We will continue to focus on diverse and effective education to prevent suicide and spread a culture of respect for life.”

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