Women Journalists Association Holds Forum on 'Itaewon Disaster Trauma... What Is the Role of the State?'

Urgent Review of National Trauma Response System and Future Tasks After the Itaewon Disaster

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] The Korean Women Journalists Association will hold the third discussion session of the "Policy Review Project for Socially Vulnerable Groups," sponsored by the Korea Press Foundation, at 2 p.m. on the 15th at the Korea Press Center.

In this discussion session, urgently organized following the Itaewon tragedy on the 29th of last month, there will be an in-depth discussion on how to overcome and heal the nationwide trauma caused by this human-made disaster, and what role the government should play in this process. Shim Min-young, head of the National Trauma Center at the National Center for Mental Health; Lee Hyun-jung, a medical anthropologist at Seoul National University who has researched the Sewol ferry disaster; and Lee Jung-ae, director of the Korean Women Journalists Association, will diagnose the national trauma response system and explore the roles of the government, political circles, and the media in trauma healing.

Kim Kyung-hee, president of the Korean Women Journalists Association, said, "Although the sorrow caused by the Itaewon tragedy has not yet faded, the government must respond promptly to prevent the trauma from becoming permanently entrenched." She added, "Through this discussion session, I hope awareness of trauma caused by social disasters will increase and that we can find the best ways to heal social pain."

The discussion session will be broadcast live on the Korean Women Journalists Association's YouTube channel.

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