Review meeting on countermeasures against psychic marketing "Responding to the second generation of religion, assigning a person in charge to the child guidance center"

A study group was held by the Consumer Affairs Agency to discuss countermeasures against fraudulent business methods such as psychiatric sales, and discussions were held on how to respond to consultations from victims and how the system should be.

The members of the committee who attended the meeting expressed opinions such as, ``In order to deal with the problem of second-generation religions, a person in charge with specialized knowledge should be assigned to child guidance centers and other places.''

At the review meeting on the 28th, the secretariat of the Consumer Affairs Agency first reported that the number of consumer affairs consultations exceeds 900,000 a year, and the shortage of counselors and quality improvement are issues.

After that, an exchange of opinions took place, and Naoko Yoshino, vice president of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA), said that in cases where the JFBA has submitted written opinions in the past, in cases where it seems to be illegal fundraising or violations of human rights by religious groups, etc., the activities should be carried out. After introducing the criteria for how to make a decision, he pointed out, "It is necessary to verify whether the consultation desk institution is not reluctant because it is a religion or whether consultation is neglected."

In addition, Kimiaki Nishida, a professor at Rissho University, said, "For example, if there is a family member who bought religious goods, they may go to counseling. It will be necessary to cooperate with, but now there are not enough windows, so we are almost in a state of falling asleep."

On top of that, he argued that it is necessary to assign specialists such as certified psychologists and mental health social workers to child guidance centers, provide training so that they can respond to consultations, and learn how to deal with them. rice field.

In addition, lawyer Masaki Kito asked about the current 10-year retention period for data on consultations, saying, ``It is difficult to provide relief for damages in cases that last for a long time, and is it possible to extend it?'' In response, Akinori Yamada, chairman of the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan, said, ``Although the cost may increase, there are also claims and indications that there are advantages to long-term storage, so we would like to consider it while promoting DX conversion.'' I was.