9 months from the earthquake and nuclear power plant accident in the next month.
At the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, young people who were elementary and junior high school students and clinical psychologists who had taken care of their minds held a symposium in Fukushima Prefecture to support children in the event of a disaster. Opinions such as "Is there a need for a place where I can speak true outside of home or school?"
Before the ninth year after the earthquake and the nuclear accident, the symposium was held in Koriyama City by a psychiatrist and a clinical psychologist in Fukushima Prefecture to consider how children should take care of their minds. opened.
Among them, four young people who were attending elementary and junior high schools along the coast of Fukushima Prefecture at the time of the earthquake looked back and said, "When I transferred to another prefecture, everyone was unaware that I was affected by the disaster in Fukushima. I was glad I was in contact with me. "
On the other hand, there was an opinion that "I sometimes felt the pressure of 'I also need to contribute to reconstruction' through media interviews."
After that, discussions were held with the participation of clinical psychologists and others, and opinions were raised on how children should be supported in the event of a disaster, such as "Is there a need for a place where I can speak true outside of home or school?"
A boy who evacuated from Tomioka to outside the prefecture during his fifth year of elementary school said, "I look back on my life after the earthquake and I feel like I was able to sort out what I felt."
Mr. Takashi Tomimori, the chairman of the sponsoring NPO, said, "Ten years after the earthquake, I would like to continue to refer to the opinions of young people and verify the way of support until now." .