Seoul Welfare Foundation Hosts Forum on "Is the Policy for Preventing Solitary Deaths Sufficient?"

Presentation on the Current Status and Analysis of Seoul City's Solitary Death Prevention Policy, Review of Future Policy Directions and Challenges

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Welfare Foundation announced on the 30th that it will hold the '2022 1st Seoul Social Isolation Support Forum' to create a public discussion platform on the development direction of Seoul's solitary death prevention policies.

Under the theme "Are solitary death prevention policies sufficient? From the perspective of policy researchers," this forum, hosted by the Seoul Welfare Foundation, will be broadcast live on the foundation's YouTube channel and is open to any citizens interested in social isolation support.

The first presentation will be given by Ahn Jae-dong, Team Leader of the Welfare Community Team at the Seoul Welfare Policy Office, on the "Current Status of Seoul's Solitary Death Prevention Policies." He will introduce the policy achievements and challenges over the past four years since the first comprehensive solitary death prevention plan was implemented in 2018.

The second presentation will be delivered by Song In-joo, Senior Research Fellow at the Policy Research Office of the Seoul Welfare Foundation, on the "Analysis of Seoul's Solitary Death Prevention Policies." This will provide an in-depth analysis of the target groups, finances, delivery systems, and content of the solitary death prevention policies.

Following the presentations, a comprehensive discussion will include Lee Hae-woo, Director of the Seoul Mental Health Welfare Center, representing the mental health sector; Kim Soo-young, Professor of Social Welfare at Seoul National University, representing the single-person household sector; Seo Gwang-guk, Director of the Asset Formation Support Center at the Korea Self-Support Welfare Development Institute, representing the employment sector; and Lee Joong-sik, Professor at the Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University, representing the technology sector.

Kim Sang-chul, CEO of the Seoul Welfare Foundation, stated, "As social distancing has become a daily routine for over two years due to COVID-19, social problems caused by the isolation of vulnerable groups have increased. Therefore, through this forum seeking policy alternatives to support socially isolated households, the Welfare Foundation will assist citizens struggling with isolation within Seoul to receive help close to their communities."

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