Yeongju City Operates 'Mobile Youth Counseling Center'... Expected to Alleviate Depression and Loneliness

KT&G Yeongju Plant Provides Communication Space for Youth

On the 25th, Yeongju City operated a Youth Counseling Center for approximately 250 employees at the main building courtyard of the KT&G Yeongju Factory.

The 'Youth Counseling Center' was organized as a space where young people can empathize and communicate, featuring five mental health content zones: a Mental Health Experience Zone, Counseling Zone, Stress Relief Zone, and Communication Zone.

At the event, various activities were conducted, including a mental health quiz, writing positive messages, self-assessment for depression and anxiety, making acrylic mood lights to help with psychological stability and stress relief, and block hammering experiences.

A communication space was also provided where participants could relax and converse with colleagues over drinks, fostering a comfortable atmosphere to improve awareness of mental health and accessibility to mental health services.

The city plans to thoroughly manage follow-up care by providing intensive case management and monitoring for high-risk individuals identified through the youth mental health self-assessment, and, if necessary, connecting them with mental health institutions for treatment.

The Youth Counseling Center previously operated at the Yeongju-Bonghwa Battalion of the 50th Army Division in April received a great response from military personnel through mental health information and various experiential events.

Kim Moonsoo, Director of the Public Health Center, said, "I hope this counseling center will provide comfort to young people struggling with work life and interpersonal relationships," and added, "We will continue to expand various mental health promotion services in the future."

Yeongju City is operating the "Visiting Youth Counseling Center."

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