Silla University Entrusted Institution 'Busan City Ilsi Youth Shelter' - 16 Youth-Related Organizations, Street Counseling

Busan City Temporary Youth Shelter (Fixed Type), a commissioned institution of Silla University (President Heo Nam-sik), conducted the '2024 1st Regional Related Organizations Joint Street Counseling' targeting at-risk and runaway youth in collaboration with 16 youth-related organizations in the region.

Group photo of the 1st Regional Related Organizations Joint Street Counseling in 2024.

On the 21st, from 6 PM to midnight, Busan City Temporary Youth Shelter (Fixed Type) held joint street counseling with 16 related organizations including Busan Metropolitan Youth Shelter, Busan Youth Independence Support Center, Busan Child and Youth Division, Busan Northern Police Station Women and Youth Division, and School Violence Prevention and Recovery Mediation Center around Jangmiwon area in Hwamyung-dong, Buk-gu, Busan.

The street counseling activity involves identifying runaway-risk youth wandering the streets and supporting them to return home or, if protection is needed, providing lodging and meals or connecting them to protective facilities, ensuring that youth can grow up in a safe environment.

This activity is significant as it established a support system capable of providing one-stop services and customized support to youth in need, thanks to the participation of various youth-related organizations.

On the day, alongside street counseling activities such as ▲making pinwheels ▲OX quizzes ▲pledges to prevent school violence, various booths were operated to conduct activities that help the psychological and emotional stability of youth, attracting their interest.

Lee Hye-young, director of Busan City Temporary Youth Shelter (Fixed Type), said, “By conducting street counseling together with multiple organizations in the region, a one-stop service support system was established, enabling timely customized services for at-risk youth. We will do our best for the healthy growth of youth.”