전국민 마음투자 지원사업 대상Starting in July, Gyeongbuk Province will promote the ‘National Mind Investment Support Project’ to provide professional psychological counseling services to residents with emotional difficulties such as depression and anxiety.
According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 30th, this project is being implemented for the first time to establish a mental health care system for all citizens in accordance with the government’s ‘Mental Health Policy Innovation Plan’.
Those eligible for support are: △ Those who have received a referral letter from a mental health welfare center, university counseling center, youth counseling and welfare center, Wee Center, etc. △ Those who have been issued a letter of opinion, etc. from a mental health institution that has recognized the need for psychological counseling △ National health Those who are confirmed to be moderately or more depressed as a result of the mental health test during the checkup △Young people preparing for independence and children receiving extended protection.
Cases that require psychiatric treatment first due to drug or alcohol addiction, severe mental illness, etc. are excluded.
Those selected will select a service provider regardless of their address, pay deductibles according to their income level, and receive a voucher for 1:1 face-to-face psychological counseling services a total of eight times.
Applicants can apply by visiting the administrative welfare center in the town, township, or ward of their residence according to their resident registration with the required documents.
Starting in October, you can also apply online through ‘Bobokro’.
For further information, please contact your city or county public health center.
The rate of depression experienced by Gyeongbuk residents increased from 6.0% in 2021 to 7.5% in 2023. Suicide increased from 696 in 2017 to 699 in 2022. The average daily number of suicides in 2022 is 1.9, indicating a high level of mental health risk.
Gyeongbuk Province plans to secure 1.345 billion won in national funds to provide counseling to 3,500 people in need of mental health counseling.
In the future, the number of beneficiaries will be gradually increased to support up to 25,000 people, or 1% of the general population, by 2027.
Hwang Young-ho, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “We hope that by providing psychological counseling services to residents with emotional difficulties such as depression and anxiety, we will take care of their mental health and contribute to overcoming loneliness and preventing suicide.”
Reporter Kim Hyeong-gyu kimmark@idaegu.com
