Naju-si Expands 'Life Love Practice Pharmacies' to Promote Mental Health

Naju City in Jeollanam-do has expanded the scope of its Life Love Practice Pharmacy Project to include all pharmacies in the jurisdiction, establishing a suicide prevention infrastructure that protects precious lives.

According to the city on the 5th, Life Love Practice Pharmacies are pharmacies with accessibility to residents and expertise, designed to detect mental health risk groups early and connect them to the Mental Health Welfare Center to provide appropriate services.

A briefing session by a representative of the Naju City Health Center.
[Photo by Naju City]

The Naju Public Health Center expanded the number of Life Love Practice Pharmacies from the existing 39 to all 50 pharmacies in the city, the first among local governments in the province, through a meeting and agreement with the Naju Pharmaceutical Association on the 3rd.

At the meeting, the Mental Health Team of the Public Health Center explained the serious domestic suicide issue, the necessity of the project, and methods of linking with the Mental Health Welfare Center, creating consensus with pharmacists.

A representative of the Pharmaceutical Association said, “We will actively connect individuals facing mental health difficulties or suicide risks to the Naju Mental Health Welfare Center and strive to provide information so that all local residents can receive mental health services.”

Kang Dong-ryeol, director of the Public Health Center, expressed gratitude to all pharmacies in the jurisdiction participating in the Life Love Practice Pharmacy Project to build a social safety net, and said, “We will continue to do our best to promote the mental health of local residents.”

Along with the Life Love Practice Pharmacies, the Naju Public Health Center is promoting various projects to create a safe environment from suicide, including the Neighborhood Clinic Mind Connection, improvement of the sales practices of briquettes, Life Love with community leaders, and Life Respect Safe Village.

Mental health counseling and detailed information can be obtained at the Naju Mental Health Welfare Center.

Naju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Yukbong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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