Ulsan City Launches Pilot Project to Prevent Solitary Deaths

Jung-Nam District, Check-in Program for High-Risk Single-Person Households of Elderly, Disabled, and Ill

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Ulsan City is conducting a pilot project to prevent "godoksa" (lonely deaths).

Ulsan City announced on the 2nd that it has been selected for the "Godoksa Prevention and Management Pilot Project" organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and will start the project with a national subsidy of 195 million won.

Accordingly, from August until December next year, for a period of 1 year and 5 months, the city plans to operate a godoksa prevention and management program targeting high-risk single-person households of elderly, disabled, and chronically ill individuals in Jung-gu and Nam-gu districts, including welfare checks.

The main project contents include ▲ welfare checks for single-person households ▲ life support-centered type ▲ psychological and mental support-centered type, designed to detect godoksa risk persons early according to local conditions and characteristics, and prevent godoksa through counseling, treatment, and service linkage.

An official from Ulsan City said, "The risk of godoksa is increasing due to the rise in single-person households and deepening social isolation caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic," adding, "Through this pilot project, we will strengthen the management system to protect households at risk of godoksa."

Previously, Ulsan City enacted the "Ulsan City Social Isolation Single-Person Household Godoksa Prevention and Support Ordinance" in March 2019 to prevent and support godoksa among single-person households.

Since 2020, a customized case management project for godoksa has been conducted in cooperation with private organizations in five districts and counties, targeting high-risk single-person households aged 40 to under 65 who are at risk of godoksa.

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