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What is the Youth Companion

"Proactive service that reaches teenagers who need help, the service that outreaches the customers"

What is the Youth Companion System?

¡®Youth Companion¡¯ is the expert who is high qualified and experienced in field of youth counseling. A youth companion will exploit the diverse resources throughout local society from the teenager¡¯s point of view. He/she will be developing a lasting relationship with youth at risk and support accomplished life of teenagers as an emotional supporter.

Subjects for Youth Companion Program

  • Age: Youth age between 9-24, who are at (possible)risk
  • Problem field
    • - Problem field: Youth who are inveterately exposed to poor surroundings.
    • - Teenage runaway
    • - Juvenile delinquents (diverse delinquent behaviors related to sex, kleptomania, or drugs)
    • - Drop out students
    • - School maladjusted students (the alienated student, organized violence, or unauthorized absence)
    • - youth suffering from depression, suicide impulse, self-injury or any other related problems
    • - Youth suffering from internet addiction
    • - Socially withdrawn teenagers

¡ØYouth can apply for the program if suffering from multi-dimensional problems including environmental problems,
  internal crisis or poverty.

Content of Youth Companion Program

  • Proactive counseling support
    • - Provide mental support via proactive counseling that personally visits youth
  • Emotional support
    • - Establish mutual trust and provide mental and emotional support via continuous relationship
    • - Help youth to promote self-improvement and have motivation and stability.
  • Life support connection
    • - Visit youth who need help and connect them with regional resources.
        (Counseling, room and board, education, medical care, legal support, leisure, vocational training, and job search)
    • - Analyze case of youth problem and help youth to choose a better way of life.
    • - Support services that enhances self-improvement
    • - Provide foundation of constructing positive interpersonal relationships
    • - Support youth to promote successful social reintegration as a member of society
  • Support diverse programs
    • - Provide program-based support to improve self-esteem and promote self-improvement through diverse life
        experiences, physical activities and cultural experiences

How to Register

  • Register by Phone
    • - You can register by calling either Youth Counseling and Welfare Center of the county near the residence, or

      Seoul Youth Counseling and Welfare Center (02-2285-1318)

    • - The person in charge will contact you after reviewing content received, and connect the youth with Youth Companion(YC).
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