‘Youth Mind, Vaccine, Project MVP’ Implementation
From the 4th, for 6 months, targeting 1,375 elementary and middle school students
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Changwon City in Gyeongnam will implement the youth mental health program ‘Youth Mind Vaccine Project MVP’ starting from the 4th.
The program will be conducted over six months, targeting 1,375 youths from 16 elementary schools and 1 middle school, beginning with Samjeongja Elementary School located in Seongsan-gu, Changwon, at the Changwon Youth Counseling Welfare Center.
The Youth Mind Vaccine Project MVP (Mind Vaccine Project) is a program designed to prevent psychological trauma that youths may experience, such as prolonged COVID-19, school violence, sexual violence, suicide, and self-harm, and to help them overcome depression and anxiety.
The Youth Mind Vaccine Project, initiated to promote youths' mental health and support their healthy return to daily life, is operated according to developmental levels, including character education and activities for psychological stabilization targeted at youths.
The program for elementary students, called ‘Da Hamkke Ssuk Ssuk’ (Growing Together), means ‘cultivating character to live together with others and growing up together,’ and consists of components such as personal growth, improving self-regulation skills, and building courage.
It helps youths understand themselves, develop empathy and consideration for others through self-regulation, and foster a sense of community by setting and following their own rules.
‘Todak Todak Ma-eum Tok Tok’ (Pat Pat Heart Talk), aimed at middle school students, helps them recover and grow from psychological shocks caused by academic stress, prolonged COVID-19, depression, school violence, bullying, sexual violence, or witnessing such incidents.
The program includes psychological education to help understand the causes and responses to trauma, psychological stabilization techniques, activities to regulate physical arousal levels, and connections to professional resources for further support.
No Malnam, Director of the Child and Youth Division, said, “We hope this mental quarantine role will help youths proactively cope with difficulties they may face during their growth process, enabling them to live a healthy and vibrant adolescence,” and added, “We will continue to do our best for the recovery and growth of youths’ minds.”
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