In Case of School Crisis, Seek the "Life Love Center"... Over 12,000 Supported This Year

The North Gyeongsang Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Jong-sik) announced on the 23rd that it operates the "Life Love Center," which is staffed by psychiatrists from Yeungnam University Medical Center and other experts, to provide immediate support in the event of a school crisis. From March to June of this year, the center conducted a total of 1,942 school consultations, supporting 12,238 students.

When a crisis occurs at a school, the North Gyeongsang Provincial Office of Education, local education support offices, the Life Love Center, and the Wee Center immediately activate a collaborative response system. Through an emergency response meeting involving mental health professionals, they establish a step-by-step response plan, which includes defining the scope of psychological assessments, supporting student screening tests, and developing follow-up support plans.

A specialist at the Life Love Center is providing consulting to students.

Based on the test results, counseling specialists provide one-on-one personalized counseling. They remain at the school for about one to two weeks, collaborating daily with school staff, Life Love Center psychiatrists, and the education support office’s Wee Center until the school stabilizes. During this period, they continuously monitor students’ psychological states and develop and implement appropriate follow-up management plans.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Office of Education, emphasized, "A school crisis delivers tremendous shock and pain to all members of the school community. However, our office has established a practical emergency response system and continues to provide on-site, expert-driven support through immediate deployment of specialists."

Superintendent Lim added, "We will continue to expand an effective response system that provides comprehensive support throughout the entire process, from mental health crisis prevention and crisis management to follow-up support, so that students can return to stable school life as quickly as possible."

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