Gyeongnam Sancheong-gun Selected as an Excellent Local Government in the 2021 Youth Policy Evaluation

Received Prime Minister's Commendation at Seoul Government Awards Ceremony

Seven Outstanding Local Governments Nationwide, Including Psychological Trauma Support

A government award ceremony is being held for outstanding local governments in youth policy.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, selected as one of the seven outstanding local governments nationwide in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family's '2021 Youth Policy Evaluation,' received the Prime Minister's Commendation.

Sancheong-gun announced that it received the Prime Minister's Commendation for its contribution to the development of youth policies at the government awards ceremony held in Seoul on the afternoon of the 8th.

The government award for outstanding local governments in youth policy is given to local governments that have contributed to the balanced development of youth policies by evaluating youth-related projects and policies.

The evaluation was conducted at the end of last year targeting 17 cities and provinces and city/county/districts nationwide, and Sancheong-gun was selected as one of the seven outstanding local governments nationwide along with Nowon-gu, Seoul, and Busanjin-gu, Busan.

Sancheong-gun is implementing various youth policies such as ▲establishing an emergency support system for youth psychological trauma ▲monitoring youth operation committee programs ▲conducting youth usage satisfaction surveys and supporting out-of-school youth under the Out-of-School Youth Act through communication.

▲Actively supporting and participating in youth events tailored to the COVID-19 situation ▲Encouraging active youth policy participation through the Youth Participation Committee ▲Hiring new youth leaders ▲Enacting ordinances to support school uniform purchase costs in Sancheong-gun ▲Securing budgets for youth facility expansion are among the efforts being made.

Also, ▲Activating local networks such as the 1388 Youth Support Group ▲Providing scholarships for multiply traumatized youth through an agreement with the Sancheong Mokhwa Scholarship Foundation ▲Strengthening youth safety nets by holding online youth festivals ▲Providing opportunities to enhance youth social participation and capabilities through activities such as attending council sessions via the Sancheong-gun Youth Participation Committee (Agenda School).

Thanks to these diverse policy initiatives and support, Sancheong-gun has been selected as an excellent institution in various youth-related institutional evaluations every year.

In November last year, the Sancheong-gun Youth Counseling Center was selected as an excellent institution at the '2021 Gyeongnam Youth Counselors Conference.' Since 2012, the center has been operating peer counseling projects for school violence prevention and internet prevention and resolution projects.

In particular, the 'Sancheong Dream Dream' youth have attracted attention by publishing a book containing their own stories for four consecutive years until last year.

At the end of last year, with the help of the Sancheong-gun Out-of-School Youth Support Center, they created a local storytelling book called 'Neighborhood BOOK,' which allows three generations?youth, youth companions (parent generation), and Dream Dream mentors (grandparent generation)?to communicate.

A county official said, "This government award is even more meaningful as it is an achievement made through cooperation with local youth organizations," and added, "We will strive to prepare youth policies so that young people can unfold their dreams and hopes and grow up healthy and happy."

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