Online Integrated Platform 'Wian' Opens to Support Mental Health of Gangnam Residents
Starting from the 8th, Various Services Provided... Monthly 'Mind Counseling Center' Users Drawn 50 Winners for Coffee Coupons
[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Seongmyeong Jo) will operate the integrated mental health platform "We An (WE 安)" from the 8th to enhance accessibility and convenience of psychological support services and help residents manage their mental health.
"We An (WE 安)" is an online integrated platform that gathers counseling and leisure · cultural programs promoted by various departments and related organizations in Gangnam-gu, allowing residents to easily find them. It provides psychological support services such as ▲ mental health project information ▲ drawing · personality tests ▲ self-diagnosis of mental health ▲ healing experience center ▲ mental counseling center.
In particular, through the operation of the mental counseling center, when residents post their concerns, professional counselors linked with Hug Mom Hug You Psychological Counseling Center will provide 1:1 comments within 24 hours, launching a non-face-to-face counseling service.
If the counseling results indicate a high-risk group or if the client wishes for in-depth counseling, they will be connected to a local mental health center for continuous management.
Gangnam-gu will hold an event from this month until the end of the year, providing coffee coupons to 50 clients who use the mental counseling center each month by lottery to promote "We An (WE 安)" to more residents.
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Seongmyeong Jo, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, said, "The psychological fatigue of residents has increased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and according to last year's national mental health survey by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the risk group for depression is increasing across all age groups. I hope many residents can gain mental stability and vitality in life through the online platform prepared by Gangnam-gu to take care of residents' mental health."
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