Ministry of Gender Equality & Family Republic of Korea

Support for Self-reliance of Youth

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Establishment and Operation of Community Youth Safety-Net (CYS-Net)

Policy Objective

Support for the returning of juveniles in crisis* to their home and to society through provision of customized counseling, protection, medical and self-reliance services in connection with youth-related resources of local communities
※Juvenile in crisis: A juvenile who is not provided with conditions necessary for balanced and healthy growth and lead a normal life due to the grounds, such as family, academic performance, or social adaptation problems

Related Act

Major Content of Support

Counseling and liaison with related institutions for the juvenile in crisis based on Youth Counseling and Welfare Center
※CYS-Net is established and operated in 200 Youth Counseling and Welfare Centers nationwide
Support for early discovery, rescue or counseling for juveniles in crisis utilizing 1388 Youth Counseling Channel
1388 Youth Counseling Channel
Provision of counseling to juveniles on their ordinary worries as well as runaway, dropout, Internet addiction, etc.

24 hours-a-day, 365 days-a-year counseling is available at any time and at any place by various way of telephone, message, cyber, etc.
How to use Youth Call 1388?
Telephone counseling: 1388, area code+1388(or 110)

Message counseling: Send a message to #00001388

KakaoTalk counseling: Add '#00001388 Youth counseling channel' as a new friend at KakaoTalk PlusFriend and send by KakaoTalk

Cyber counseling: Access www.cyber1388.kr and participate in the chat room

※Telephone, message, or cyber counseling is free of charge (data charge at KakaoTalk counseling is on the user)
To provide an in-depth visiting counseling to high-risk group* juveniles in cooperation with juvenile companion
※Depression, suicidal risk, runaway, Internet addiction, juvenile out-of-school, etc

Support for Juvenile Outside of School

"Who is a juvenile outside of school?"

A juvenile who has absented over 3 months after entrance or postponed obligation of schooling
A juvenile who has been expelled, withdrawn or has dropped out for oneself
A juvenile who has not promoted to an advanced school

Youth Support Center "K-Dream"

An organization to provide various services of counseling, education, and vocational training for juveniles outside of school (about 222 centers are operated nationwide as of 2024)
Provision of various customized programs from the counseling on psychology · career · family relationship to the preparation for a qualifying examination, acquisition of certificate for employment, club activity, support for medical examination, etc. considering personal characteristic of a youth

Inquiry and Way of Use for K-Dream Center