Why Seongdong-gu Provides the 'Seongdong-style Psychological Defense Kit' to Home Treatment Patients?

Providing quarantine kits to stabilize the anxiety of patients in residential treatment centers and help them smoothly return to daily life... Supporting gradual recovery through small but precious daily activities like "Mind Diary" under the theme "One Sheet a Day for a Wise Stay-at-Home Life"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jeong Won-oh) is providing the ‘Seongdong-style Psychological Quarantine Kit’ (hereafter referred to as the quarantine kit) this month to stabilize the anxious minds of residents admitted to the residential treatment center and help them smoothly return to daily life.

The quarantine kit consists of the ‘I Live in Seongdong Coloring Book’ and a set of 24 colored pencils. The coloring book, which contains monochrome drawings to be colored, is designed so that during the ten-day quarantine period, one page can be colored each day under the theme of ‘One Wise Home-Stay Page a Day.’

Famous spots in Seongdong such as Eungbongsan, Seoul Forest, and Songjeong Embankment are depicted beautifully with a sense of the seasons, allowing users to feel as if they are traveling while coloring, thereby helping to expect daily life recovery and alleviate feelings of depression.

Additionally, each page includes a ‘Today’s Mind Diary’ section where users can reflect on their emotions of the day and leave a short note. The kit also contains the ‘7 Psychological Quarantine Rules with Seongdong-gu,’ which provide ways to care for one’s mind during the quarantine period, along with QR codes linking directly to Seongdong-gu’s COVID-19 status and the Seongdong-gu Office YouTube channel. Contact information for mental health counseling is also included, making it a comprehensive source of information needed during quarantine.

The coloring book, known to be effective for stress relief and meditation through immersion in the process of coloring with one’s own colors, is distributed to residents admitted to the residential treatment center among confirmed cases in the region, along with existing quarantine supplies such as thermometers and hand sanitizers.

Last year, the district produced and distributed a ‘Mind Care Note’ to self-quarantined individuals and residents experiencing psychological difficulties due to COVID-19, to help address feelings of isolation and depression caused by quarantine. The quarantine kit, prepared to also care for the minds of confirmed patients admitted to the residential treatment center, will be expanded in the future to include self-quarantined individuals and students.

Jeong Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Although the prolonged COVID-19 situation is difficult, we will promote various projects that carefully take care of residents’ mental health and strive to overcome difficulties together with Seongdong-gu.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.