Since it is easy for children to feel isolation and loneliness after summer vacation, the NPO that provides support is calling for them to consult with them instead of carrying it all by themselves.
At the NPO Youth Mental Support Association, more than 40 volunteer staff respond to consultations received on SNS from teens nationwide 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
From August to September, when summer vacation ends and school begins, there are the most consultations of the year. It is common to see things like
This NPO receives about 20,000 consultations in August every year, but this year the number has exceeded 30,000. It means that children who are
In addition to free consultations, we are also working on an initiative called "Online Whereabouts" to make children feel connected.
Held online for two hours every night, children talk about recent events under the watchful eye of specialized staff.
This NPO is planning to increase the number of staff in anticipation of increasing support for children in the future.
Director Saori Kosugi said, ``There are still many cases where parents don't look happy when the infection continues to spread, and even during this summer vacation, children can't play with their friends or have a change of pace. I want the children to send out an SOS before they worry about it alone.It's easier to just let out their feelings than to talk to them, so I want them to take out their hard feelings, and tell them that there will always be an adult who will take them. I want to."
▽ Youth Mental Support Association
https://www.wakamono-support.jp/
▽ Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare special site https://www.mhlw.go.jp/mamorouyokoro/
▽ Site where you can search for consultation
http://shienjoho. go.jp/