Gijang-gun Mental Health Welfare Center Designated as the 16th Dementia Overcoming Leading Organization

Activities to Overcome Dementia and Create a Dementia-Friendly Society

Busan City Gijang-gun Public Health Center (Director Choi Byeong-mu) recently announced that the ‘Gijang-gun Mental Health Welfare Center’ has been designated as the 16th Dementia Overcoming Leading Organization.

Gijang-gun Mental Health Welfare Center, designated as a dementia overcoming leading organization.

A ‘Dementia Overcoming Leading Organization’ is a group whose members have all completed dementia partner training and actively participate in dementia overcoming activities and the creation of a dementia-friendly society. This designation is made by the Gijang-gun Dementia Safety Center. With the recent designation of the Gijang-gun Mental Health Welfare Center, the total number of dementia overcoming leading organizations in Gijang-gun has increased to 16.

The newly designated Gijang-gun Mental Health Welfare Center is an institution that carries out community mental health promotion projects and suicide prevention projects. It operates the Mind Safety Bus, which provides visiting psychological support to transportation-vulnerable areas, and conducts visiting depression prevention education for the elderly at senior centers.

The Gijang-gun Dementia Safety Center is enhancing participant satisfaction by conducting joint dementia cognitive screening tests in connection with various projects of the Mental Health Welfare Center.

A representative from the Gijang-gun Public Health Center stated, “Through the designation as a Dementia Overcoming Leading Organization, the two institutions will continue to cooperate to promote mental health among local residents and create a dementia-friendly community by continuously carrying out dementia awareness improvement activities.”

Companies, institutions, and organizations wishing to join the Dementia Overcoming Leading Organization can contact the Gijang-gun Dementia Safety Center for inquiries.

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