“Curiosity, Stop!” … Ulsan Gangbuk Office of Education Wee Center Launches Customized Education for Youth Gambling Prevention

Strengthening Responses to Increased Gambling Behavior Amid COVID-19

Development of Customized Prevention Education Materials for Students and Parents

Ulsan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Dong-guk] The Ulsan Gangbuk Education Support Office Wee Center is taking proactive preventive education measures to ensure that students do not fall into online gambling addiction through smartphones and other devices in the expanded non-face-to-face educational environment due to COVID-19.

The "Visiting Schools Gambling Addiction Prevention Education," conducted for 34 middle schools, will continue until November.

Using videos and materials produced by the center's professional counseling staff, the education will be delivered through online and broadcast education methods requested by schools, focusing on understanding gambling, the relationship between gambling and psychology, real cases related to gambling problems, and methods for preventing and resolving gambling addiction.

The Gangbuk Wee Center also published last week a "Parent-Child Relationship Improvement Guide (4th edition)" for parents to guide their children regarding gambling addiction issues.

The guide aims to help families prevent gambling addiction by providing an understanding of adolescent gambling and appropriate parenting methods for children with gambling addiction problems.

A representative of the Gangbuk Wee Center said, "Gambling that starts out of curiosity has a high possibility of becoming a vicious cycle of gambling addiction problems and secondary crimes, so preemptive blocking is important. We hope that the distribution of these educational materials will help students grow healthily," adding, "We plan to continue supporting necessary materials for students in line with school environments."

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