Gwangju City Strengthens Identification and Psychological Support for Vulnerable Low-Income Groups

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City is strengthening the identification of vulnerable groups and psychological support to help restore the mental health of the general public, including small business owners, amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

On the 5th, Gwangju announced that the Gwangju Metropolitan Mental Health Welfare Center and the Credit Recovery Committee Gwangju Seomin Financial Integrated Support Center signed a business agreement to provide citizen credit recovery and mental health services.

First, the Seomin Financial Integrated Support Center will connect psychological support services to the Mental Health Welfare Center when discovering high-risk groups for mental health issues such as suicide and addiction problems, and the Mental Health Welfare Center plans to identify economically vulnerable individuals among counseling clients to receive financial support services.

Additionally, the two organizations agreed to cooperate on outreach psychological counseling services, life keeper training support for employees of the Gwangju Seomin Financial Integrated Support Center, and promotion through various media.

In particular, Gwangju plans to provide self-assessment for mental health and various information by utilizing QR code banners to enhance convenience and accessibility for users of the Gwangju Seomin Financial Integrated Support Center.

The Credit Recovery Committee Gwangju Seomin Financial Integrated Support Center provides one-stop customized financial support for low-income and low-credit citizens in the Gwangju area, including low-interest funds, debt adjustment support, and employment-welfare linkage support.

Im Jin-seok, Director of the City Health Policy Division, said, “When mental health problems such as depression and suicide occur in citizens already struggling with economic crises, it is not easy to overcome those difficulties alone,” adding, “We hope that the cooperation between the two organizations through this agreement will serve as a ray of light for the credit recovery and mental care of Gwangju’s general public.”

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