Geochang-gun Promotes Visiting Elderly Violence Prevention Education

Geochang-gun is conducting violence prevention education for the elderly.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 2nd that it will conduct ‘Visiting Elderly Violence Prevention Education’ to improve awareness of violence among the elderly and create a safe community free from violence.

The education started on the 2nd at Jukjeon Senior Citizens' Center in Geochang-eup, where a professional instructor will tour all towns and townships to provide easy-to-understand education on the prevention of the four major types of violence: domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual harassment, and prostitution, as well as how distorted sexual culture leads to violence.

Choi Yoon-sun, director of Geochang Sexual and Family Counseling Center, said, “This education for the elderly will not only have a violence prevention effect but also provide an opportunity to understand the psychological aspects of aging, including changes due to aging and sexuality in old age, tailored to the participants' level.”

Gu In-mo, mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “We will continue to promote violence prevention education so that everyone from children to the elderly can be safe from violence in Geochang, and we will do our best to support victims of violence by establishing a public-private cooperative system with the Geochang Police Station and the Sexual and Family Counseling Center.”

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