More than 47,000 people are demanding that support groups receive mental care and treatment, saying that many people are being abused by their parents and suffering from aftereffects such as "flashbacks" that remind them of their memories. We collected the signatures and submitted them to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
On the 19th, a representative of a support organization visited the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and handed the signatures of about 47,400 people collected through the Internet to the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Tamura.
According to the support group, as a result of conducting a questionnaire survey of more than 110 people, including young people who have lived in orphanages and foster homes, they suffered from aftereffects such as "flashback" that reminds them of abuse and felt difficult to live. About 65% of the respondents have.
For this reason, support groups provide specialized training on trauma care for abuse, such as establishing a system where people can consult about sequelae at any time even after leaving an orphanage and receive mental care and treatment. I want you to be sure to receive it.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare wants to consider how to provide support based on signatures and recommendations.
Masako Yamamoto, the representative of the support group "Project for Expanding Mental Care for Children Living in Foster Parents and Young People Who Lived", said that she had lived in an orphanage and said, "I myself There were times when it was difficult to lead a normal life, such as sudden crying. I want you to create a system that allows you to receive early treatment and continuous care so that children can live looking forward to the future without suffering. " I was talking.