Families of the bereaved, the injured, and all the people concerned about the trauma of the 'Itaewon disaster'… "You should refrain from spreading the video"

Psychological support for 1,000 people, including the people who watched the tragedy through the social media of the bereaved family and the injured

[ K trendy NEWS Reporter Jun-sik Park ] In relation to the Halloween crushing accident in Itaewon, the government decided to help with psychological treatment by forming an 'integrated psychological support group' for 1,000 people including the bereaved family and the injured. At around 10:22 p.m. on the 29th, 154 people were killed in a mass crushing disaster ahead of Halloween in Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Of the deaths, 98 were women and 56 were men. The death toll from foreigners is 26 from 14 countries. One person has not yet been identified. The majority of victims in the Itaewon disaster were found to be young people in their teens and twenties. The Ministry of Health and Welfare formed the 'Itaewon Accident Integrated Psychological Support Group' in the National Trauma Center, in which the mental health welfare centers in Seoul and Yongsan participate. Psychological support will be provided to about 600 bereaved family members, 150 injured, and 1,000 people, including eyewitnesses. Experts and the Korean Neuropsychiatric Association also issued a statement on the 30th and said that the people who watched the disaster through news and SNS also experienced psychological trauma. He urged them to stop distributing it, saying that it could lead to tertiary damage. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com)

Experts urged ordinary citizens to refrain from distributing the video, saying that if you frequently watch the video of the accident, it can seriously harm your mental health. Thousands of people who witnessed the massive crushing disaster in Itaewon, Seoul, are suffering from extreme mental stress. Witnesses are highly likely to experience 'trauma', a psychological shock after experiencing an event that is difficult to bear. Trauma is usually healed after a month or at most a year after the incident, but this general rule does not apply to large-scale national disasters. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com)

Today, one day after the Itaewon disaster, the government decided to provide psychological treatment for the bereaved family, the injured, and the witnesses, because despite their efforts, they cannot avoid hearing the news of the accident itself. Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said, "We have decided to organize and operate the 'Itaewon Accident Psychological Support Team' within the National Trauma Center." For the psychological treatment of 1,000 people, including the bereaved family, the government decided to organize a support group of 100 people and support 10 people per staff. 30 people, including 2 specialists, 18 mental health specialists, and administrative personnel, from the National Trauma Center will also dispatch personnel from the Seoul and Yongsan Centers. The support group visits hospitals for the wounded and the funeral home for the deceased, and provides telephone consultations for the bereaved family and the injured. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com) The support team plans to visit the hospital where the injured are hospitalized or visit an incense burner for counseling and treatment, and also provide counseling through the Mental Health Helpline of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com)

Meanwhile, at Itaewon Station, which is near the accident site, as citizens continue to commemorate the victims, a wave of mourning continues by tweeting as a real-time trend on Twitter with "prayforitaewon". 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com)

In relation to the Itaewon accident, the Seoul Metropolitan Government decided to hold a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at 10 a.m., followed by a meeting of its own Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters to hold a Seoul-level mourning period. First, from the morning of the 31st, a joint incense burner will be prepared and operated in Seoul Plaza, and a joint incense burner will be installed in Itaewon Square in Yongsan-gu. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and investment institutions decided to raise the flags until November 5, while canceling all hosted events, and requesting cooperation, such as reducing the number of festival-related events among the events supported by the city. 출처 : K trendy NEWS(http://www.k-trendynews.com)