Opening of 'Maeumjeongwon,' a Dedicated Psychological Counseling Space Tailored for Yangcheon-gu Residents

Expansion of Two Aging Counseling Rooms at Hanbit Welfare Center to Create Warm Counseling Spaces Using Lighting, Colors, and Sound
Customized Professional Psychological Counseling and Welfare Services Linked for Isolated and Reclusive Residents

Yangcheon-gu (District Mayor Lee Gi-jae) has opened ‘Maeumjeongwon,’ a dedicated customized psychological counseling space to promote residents' mental health and relieve stress, at Hanbit Comprehensive Social Welfare Center in response to the gradually increasing demand for psychological counseling.

As stress factors diversify due to infectious diseases, economic downturns, and other issues, the need to lower barriers to psychological counseling and improve accessibility for residents through the creation of dedicated spaces has been continuously raised.

Accordingly, the district integrated and expanded two old and cramped counseling rooms within Hanbit Welfare Center, creating a counseling environment that provides emotional stability to clients by utilizing five elements: lighting, color, scent, sound, and props.

In particular, one wall of the counseling room is equipped with a ‘Media Landscape Window (TV)’ that plays videos of natural scenery and sounds to help heal the mind. The space is designed to be counseling-friendly with soft lighting, wooden interiors, comfortable chairs, and a collection of psychological healing books.

‘Maeumjeongwon’ will operate as a dedicated space for residents who wish to receive psychological counseling or need welfare service linkage through close interviews. It also plans to identify isolated and reclusive residents and provide professional counseling and customized programs.

Meanwhile, the district also runs the ‘Mental Health Checkup’ program that supports counseling fees for residents experiencing severe stress or depression, the ‘Visiting Mental Relief Bus’ project to improve counseling accessibility, and the ‘Youth Mental Health Voucher’ program that supports psychological counseling and testing costs for local youth.

Lee Gi-jae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “We have reorganized the aging welfare center space to create a counseling environment that provides stability and comfort to meet the expectations of residents who have taken courageous steps toward mental healing. We hope many will use this service, and we will continue to discover and operate substantial psychological support projects for the mental stability of our residents.”

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