Namyangju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Joo Gwang-deok) announced on the 7th that it held a pledge ceremony on the 6th together with Dasan 1 District Police Station to create a ‘Life-Respecting Safe Village.’
Namyangju City, together with Dasan 1 District Police Substation, held a pledge ceremony on the 6th to create a 'Life Respect Safe Village' and is attaching the certification. Photo by Namyangju City
The ‘Life-Respecting Safe Village’ is an integrated support project that builds a suicide prevention safety net by actively utilizing community resources at the eup, myeon, and dong levels. Through this, it aims to reduce the suicide rate and create a safe community by linking a total of six sectors: △healthcare △education △welfare △distribution and sales △community △public services.
The city plans to establish a smart help line system together with Dasan 1 District Police Station to detect neighbors in crisis early and provide necessary support.
In particular, in cooperation with Dasan 1 District Police Station, the city will actively carry out △high-risk group identification, intervention, and linkage △suicide prevention awareness campaigns △life keeper education △activities to block suicide risk means, thereby fostering a culture that respects life.
Hong Hyung-sik, chief of Dasan 1 District Police Station, said, “We will create a safe community through organic cooperation with Namyangju Public Health Center, including active linkage and support for high-risk suicide groups.”
Moon Mi-young, head of the Dementia Health Division, said, “Through the creation of the Life-Respecting Safe Village, we will promote customized local suicide prevention projects and strive to identify high-risk suicide groups.”
Meanwhile, if you have difficult concerns such as depression and need expert help, you can receive counseling at the Namyangju Mental Health Welfare Center.
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