Firefighting Personnel and Affected Residents Receive Psychological Support for Wildfires in Gyeongbuk and Gangwon

Officials from Yeongam Forest Aviation Management Office and others are participating in the 'Forest Five Senses Experience' program at Jangseong Forest Culture Center. Provided by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Psychological support will be provided for wildfire suppression personnel and affected residents in Gyeongbuk and Gangwon.

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 25th that it will promote forest healing-linked psychological support in cooperation with the Korea Forest Welfare Promotion Institute and the National Trauma Center.

The psychological support is conducted to encourage the efforts of wildfire suppression personnel and to help affected residents overcome mental trauma.

First, the Korea Forest Service and the Forest Welfare Promotion Institute will support wildfire suppression personnel and affected residents visiting 15 forest welfare facilities nationwide, including Healing Forests and the National Forest Healing Center, by providing admission, accommodation, meals, and use of forest healing programs.

In addition, the national and regional trauma centers will provide on-site psychological support services at Healing Forests and the National Forest Healing Center through the "Mind Relief Bus."

Using the equipment and space installed on the Mind Relief Bus, mental health assessments and stress measurements will be conducted, and mental health experts will provide psychological counseling on stress relief methods on-site.

The Korea Forest Service plans to share support plans with the Central Disaster Psychological Recovery Support Group, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and other related organizations to ensure smooth forest healing support for suppression personnel and affected residents, and will seek cooperation from related institutions.

Choi Byung-am, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, "We extend our sincere condolences to the communities and residents of Uljin, Gyeongbuk, and Samcheok, Gangwon, and thank the suppression personnel who have tirelessly dedicated themselves at the wildfire suppression sites. The Korea Forest Service will do its best to support their disaster psychological recovery through cooperation with related organizations."

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