Seoul Metropolitan Youth Center (Director Shin So-mi) and Seoul Smart Rest Center (Director Han Woo-seo) announced on the 17th that they signed a business agreement (MOU) on the 16th to support the digital mental health of young people.
This agreement was created to detect young people with smartphone over-reliance problems early and to link them with related policies such as youth mental health support projects.
Seoul Smart Rest Center is an organization affiliated with the National Intelligence Service (NIA) under the Ministry of Science and ICT, and operates 18 centers nationwide to prevent smartphone over-reliance and provide professional counseling. It provides customized counseling and preventive education through in-person visits, phone calls, and home visits for people of all ages, from infants to the elderly, and has recently focused on expanding the linkage system for young people.
Through this agreement, the two organizations plan to jointly promote counseling education related to internet and smartphone over-reliance for youth policy support managers, linkage of smart rest center counseling for over-dependent youth during comprehensive policy counseling, joint participation in the case linkage network council, and case management.
The Seoul Metropolitan Youth Center piloted the 'Mobile Smart Rest Center' program at the 'Seoul Youth Center Yangcheon' in June, and with this agreement as an opportunity, it plans to expand cooperation to other regional youth centers, such as Gangseo and Mapo, to discover youth in need of youth mental health support projects among visitors and home visitors and establish a timely support system.
Seoul Smart Rest Center Director Han Woo-seo said, “Young people’s smartphone usage patterns are changing rapidly, so practical cooperation with youth support organizations will be an important foundation for prevention and recovery.”
“Over-reliance on smartphones goes beyond a simple lifestyle issue and can lead to digital isolation and mental health crises,” said Shin So-mi, director of the Seoul Youth Center. “Through this collaboration, we will establish a structure that can quickly provide help in the field.”
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