What's the new corona that the society can't keep up with?

"What's happening in the home" that the new corona can't keep up with the society

In the situation of "With Corona", so long as the new coronavirus infection does not converge even if the emergency declaration is lifted, it is expected that it will take longer to stay at home avoiding contact with people, such as DV and abuse. The issue is how to be aware of the “incident in the home”.

In Tokyo, efforts are underway to understand the situation at home while supporting the daily dietary needs.

In Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, we are trying to understand any changes in the home by collaborating with an NPO that operates a “children's cafeteria” that we regularly contact with families who need food support.

Due to concern about infection, NPO "Rainbow Ribbon" has started a service to deliver lunch boxes to families who have a difficult life and need watching over instead of opening the "children's cafeteria" now ..

Almost every day, the staff of the restaurant will check if there is any change in the appetite, facial expressions, and physical condition of the children and parents when delivering lunch lunch, and have them tell us if there is something wrong.

In each municipality, households that needed support or watching due to fear of abuse directly met with parents and children to check the situation, but now they may be refused due to concerns about infection. It is one after another.

For this reason, while trying to provide the meals that are essential to our daily lives, we are trying to understand the situation at home.

A 46-year-old single mother woman who has almost no dispatch work due to the spread of infection is feeding her two elementary school daughters while shedding her savings, but last month, she asked the NPO for help and received support. became.

I'm not worried about the future, but the sense of security that the bento arrives and the fact that I can meet face to face with the staff is helpful, `` Since there was nothing to eat, no one would notice unless I asked for help '' I may have been frustrated and worried and abused. I am full of gratitude. "

In Katsushika City, we would like to expand the circle of watching in cooperation with not only the "Children's Cafe" management group, but also the "Learning Support Group" that provides a place for learning to the children of homes where life is poor.

Yoshiyuki Kawakami, director of the Katsushika City Child and Family Support Division, said, "NPOs are in close contact with households that need support on a daily basis and understand the situation, so I would like to refer to the information I received for support." ..

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare "Instruction of measures to strengthen monitoring"

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the number of cases of child abuse at various child consultation centers during March this year was 22,503, an increase of 12% from the same month last year. The number of cases of abuse is increasing every year, and although it is not known that it is related to the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare last month showed local governments across the country measures to strengthen the monitoring of households at high risk of abuse.

Specifically, I would like to see the children's cafeteria, which provides a place to eat and play, and a private organization that operates the “Child-rearing open space” be utilized, utilizing the local network.

According to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, there are 508 children's restaurants in 59 municipalities as of August last year.

There are some cases where activities are suspended due to the effect of the new coronavirus, but there are also cases where they continue to support by making lunch boxes and having them come to pick them up and deliver food ingredients for cooking.

Regarding DV, according to the Cabinet Office, the number of consultations sent to the Spouse Violence Counseling Support Center last month was 13,327, an increase of nearly 30% compared to the same month last year.

During her husband's telework, there were consultations that he had been taken out of the house or that his husband was irritated and violent due to financial unrest.