Chungnam Hongseong Medical Center to Newly Operate 'Haebaragi Center' Starting Next Year

Chungnam Hongseong Medical Center will newly operate the ‘Haebaragi Center’ starting next year.

On the 3rd, Chungnam Province announced that Hongseong Medical Center was selected in the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family’s contest for the ‘New Installation and Operation of Haebaragi Centers.’

The Haebaragi Center is an integrated support facility that provides year-round, one-stop support including counseling, medical care, legal assistance, and investigation for victims of sexual violence and domestic violence.

Hongseong Medical Center plans to build and open the Haebaragi Center within the hospital by the end of December this year and begin full-scale operation from next year.

Until now, Chungnam had only one Haebaragi Center located in Cheonan, so victims of sexual and domestic violence in the southwestern region had to use centers in nearby areas such as Jeonbuk.

However, with the opening of the Haebaragi Center at Hongseong Medical Center, Chungnam Province expects that some of the inconveniences caused by long-distance travel will be alleviated.

Hongseong Medical Center will collaborate with Chungnam Province, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and Chungnam Police Agency to create and operate counseling rooms, stabilization rooms, statement recording rooms, and examination rooms so that victims can receive support in a comfortable environment.

The Haebaragi Center will be staffed with professionals such as counselors, nurses, and police officers, and its organization will consist of a center director and deputy director, a medical support team, a counseling and legal support team, an administrative support team, and an investigation support team.

Kim Beom-su, Director of the Women and Family Policy Division of Chungnam Province, said, “With the installation of the Haebaragi Center in the southwestern region, we expect to secure promptness and professionalism in victim support,” adding, “We will spare no effort to support victims so that they can return to society stably through organic cooperation with related organizations.”

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