The Washington Family Counseling Center (Director Joy Kim) will hold a seminar on ‘Youth Suicide Status and Prevention Measures’. The seminar, which is a kickoff for the ‘Walk-in-clinic’ clinic, will begin at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, June 17 in the conference room on the third floor of the counseling center in Vienna.
At the seminar, Christine Choi, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, will be the lecturer and diagnose the phenomenon of youth suicide increase and present causes and prevention measures. Dr. Choi completed her fellowship at Rush University and her residency at Yale University.
Dr. Cheon Shin Taylor, director of the counseling center, said, “From 2007 to 2021, the suicide rate among youth and young adults increased by 62%. The COVID-19 pandemic has further deepened this crisis, and experts have defined youth suicide as a ‘second pandemic.’” He continued, “Youth suicide is becoming a serious social problem, like a silently spreading epidemic. This will be a time to learn about prevention while learning and thinking together to protect the lives of youth.”
Pre-registration is recommended for seminar attendance, and on-site registration is also possible. Meanwhile, the walk-in clinic, which is an emergency treatment concept clinic that the counseling center introduced for the first time this year, will open in June. It is expected to help solve mental health issues in the Korean community and contribute to the development of the local community by providing opportunities to meet with counseling and psychiatrists without prior reservation.
It operates every Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and its treatment items include psychological evaluation, drug evaluation, drug management, and crisis counseling.
For inquiries, call (703) 761-2225, counseling@fccgw.org