Yeongdeok-gun Conducts Survey on Socially Isolated Households and Solitary Deaths

Public-Private Cooperation, Establishing a Management Hub Network for Socially Isolated Households

Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, is conducting a risk group survey of single-person households through the Yeongdeok Welfare Foundation to prevent social isolation and solitary deaths within the region, as solitary deaths have emerged as a social issue due to increased personal isolation and disconnection caused by recent social structural changes.

Yeongdeok County Office.

The survey targets single-person households aged 20 and over residing in Yeongdeok-gun. A preliminary survey was conducted through village chiefs and related organizations to identify subjects and welfare blind spots. Using human safety hubs such as administrative social welfare officers in eup and myeon areas and the local community security council, a final selection of 350 households was made.

From the 1st to the 31st of this month, professional surveyors will visit each selected household to conduct face-to-face interviews. Based on this, Yeongdeok-gun plans to establish a comprehensive plan to prevent social isolation and solitary deaths and will begin systematic management starting in the second half of this year.

Kim Myung-yong, director of the Yeongdeok Welfare Foundation, stated, “Through continuous monitoring and the formation of social networks, we will take the lead in building a community-centered social safety net through mutual cooperation between public and private welfare institutions.”

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