Changwon Special City Holds Final Report Meeting on Isolated Youth Survey

Ordinance for Supporting Isolated Youth Enacted

Support Plan for Second Half of the Year to Be Prepared

Changwon City in Gyeongnam held the ‘Final Report Meeting on the Research Service for the Survey on Isolated Youth in Changwon City.’

The report meeting held on the 28th was attended by Ha Jongmok, the 1st Deputy Mayor, officials from the youth policy department, members of the Changwon City Council, Ha Sungkyu, head of the Changwon Welfare Foundation, and representatives from related organizations. They received the final results of the survey on isolated youth conducted by the research team of the Changwon Welfare Foundation and policy proposals, and shared opinions on the matter.

Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, held the 'Final Report Meeting on the Research Service for the Survey on Isolated Youth in Changwon City.'

This research service was conducted based on individual interview surveys by professional investigators targeting 700 youths aged 19 to 39 residing in Changwon City, commissioned by Changwon City to the Changwon Welfare Foundation in February. ‘Isolated youth’ refers to young people who have no official social participation, do not attend school, work, or academies, and rarely go out.

The survey results estimate that about 2.6% of youths in Changwon are isolated youth. Applying this to the youth population of Changwon City (ages 19 to 39), the number of isolated youth reaches up to approximately 6,600.

According to the results, the most needed support measures for isolated youth were ‘interest and understanding from family and acquaintances (23%)’ and ‘financial support (23%),’ followed by ‘professional counseling and treatment (21%),’ ‘strengthening the isolated youth’s willingness to improve (15%),’ ‘enhancing publicity on youth isolation issues (6%),’ and ‘opportunities for leisure and cultural arts activities (5%).’

Based on these research results, the city plans to prepare support policies such as programs that are practically needed for isolated youth. In June, the city announced the legislative notice for the enactment of the ‘Isolated Youth Support Ordinance,’ the first of its kind in the province, signaling the start of institutional groundwork and full-scale promotion.

Deputy Mayor Ha said, “It has been difficult to promote policies due to the challenge of accurately grasping the increasing trend of isolated youth each year. Based on this survey result, we will prepare and implement various support measures to create an environment where isolated youth can be socially embraced through cooperation with related organizations.”

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