Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters Conducts Child Abuse National Monitoring Campaign

Campaign Held at Buk-gu Office Plaza in Gwangju Metropolitan City for Buk-gu Residents

Signature Drive by National Child Abuse Monitoring Group Promising to Report Abused Children

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters (Director Bae Junyeol) announced that it conducted the ‘Child Abuse National Watchdog’ campaign targeting residents of Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, together with Buk-gu Office (District Mayor Moon In) at the Buk-gu Office square in celebration of Child Abuse Prevention Week.

According to the major statistics on child abuse announced by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in 2020, the number of child abuse cases showed a continuous increasing trend, rising from 18,700 cases in 2016 to 30,905 cases in 2020.

Also, the detection rate of child victims judged as abused in Korea is 4.02‰, which is more than half lower compared to major advanced countries, highlighting the importance of early detection and prevention of child abuse above all.

Good Neighbors conducts the Child Abuse National Watchdog campaign to raise awareness among the general public about the importance of interest and detection in eradicating child abuse and to pledge reporting when abused children are discovered.

In particular, this campaign involved cooperation among various local community organizations such as Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters, Bitgoeul Child Protection Agency, Korea Polytechnics Gwangju Campus, and Chonnam National University Hospital to help Buk-gu residents understand child abuse and guide them on how to report when signs of child abuse are detected.

Bae Junyeol, Director of Good Neighbors Gwangju Jeonnam Regional Headquarters, said, “I hope this campaign will serve as an opportunity to strengthen social awareness and sensitivity toward child abuse,” adding, “We will continue to conduct campaigns for child abuse prevention to create an environment where children can grow up more safely.”

The Child Abuse National Watchdog campaign is being conducted offline at 52 Good Neighbors branches nationwide under the theme, ‘Become a Child Abuse National Watchdog Wherever You Are Now.’

Since 2017, Good Neighbors has been carrying out various activities through this campaign targeting the entire nation to raise awareness and emphasize the importance of reporting child abuse.

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