"Let's Live Together" ... Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam to Establish Suicide Prevention and Life Respect Safety Network

Memorandum of Understanding on Expanding the 'Life Love Fence' between the Korea Senior Citizens Association Tongyeong Branch and Others

Tongyeong City, Gyeongnam, held a business agreement ceremony with the Tongyeong City branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association on the 29th to expand the "Life Love Fence" program.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Se-ryeong] Tongyeong City, Gyeongnam, signed a business agreement with the Tongyeong City branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association on the 29th to expand the "Life Love Fence."

To prevent suicide and establish a life safety net, the city signed agreements this year with the Tongyeong City branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association and nine other organizations.

According to the 2020 cause of death statistics announced by Statistics Korea last September, Tongyeong City's suicide mortality rate last year was the second lowest in the province, following Namhae-gun with 18.6 per 100,000 people, and it was the lowest in the western Gyeongnam region.

The Tongyeong City branch of the Korea Senior Citizens Association operates various programs centered on the senior welfare center, including lifelong education support through senior colleges, leisure program support, senior citizen center revitalization programs, and operation of senior employment centers.

They also provide life keeper training for branch staff to improve awareness of mental health and suicide prevention activities and to support high-risk groups for mental health or individuals in suicide crisis.

The city plans to do its best to promote various projects to create a safe Tongyeong City free from suicide and to foster a culture of respect for life by expanding related agreements.

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