Gwangju Nambu Fire Department Holds Mental Health Meeting for Field Personnel

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Nambu Fire Station announced on the 26th that it held a meeting for the mental health of on-site personnel.

This meeting was organized to prevent risk factors related to trauma and PTSD that may occur at various disaster sites such as fires, rescues, and emergency medical services due to the occupational characteristics of firefighters. Senior counselors and professional counselors were invited to discuss specific operational plans and current status for continuous stress management of employees, mental health promotion measures, and healing methods for trauma and PTSD that may occur during field activities.

Meanwhile, the Nambu Fire Station has been operating a 'Visiting Counseling Room' since June to continuously manage and prevent stress caused by various field activities for all employees and support psychological recovery. In the 'Visiting Counseling Room,' where professional counselors visit the fire station to provide psychological services, ▲ individual (1:1) professional counseling ▲ stress understanding enhancement education and suicide prevention-related education are conducted.

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