Article 4(Establishment of Community-Based Integrated Youth Support System) #
(1) A community-based integrated youth support system under Article 9(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "integrated support system") shall be established, mandatorily including the following institutions or organizations (hereinafter referred to as "partner institutions for interagency collaboration"): <Amended on Jan. 28, 2013; Jun. 11, 2014; Jul. 24, 2015; Nov. 18, 2015; Oct. 30, 2018; Mar. 19, 2019; Dec. 31, 2020>
1. Youth counseling and welfare centers under Article 29 of the Act and youth welfare facilities under Article 31 of the Act;
2. Support facilities for youth specified in Article 9(1)2 of the Act on the Prevention of Commercial Sex Acts and Protection of Victims;
3. Youth organizations defined in subparagraph 8 of Article 3 of the Framework Act on Youth;
4. Local governments under Article 2 of the Local Autonomy Act;
5. Office of Education of, and district offices of Education of, the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Self-Governing City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do") under the Local Education Autonomy Act;
6. Schools specified in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
7. The National Police Agency, Metropolitan Police Agency and Police Station under Article 13 of the Act on the Organization and Management of National Police and Autonomous Police;
8. Public health and medical institutions defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Public Health and Medical Services Act;
9. Public health centers under Article 10 of the Regional Public Health Act (including public health clinics; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply);
10. Juvenile delinquency prevention centers under Article 39-2 of the Decree on the Organization of the Ministry of Justice and Institutions under Its Jurisdiction;
11. Regional employment and labor offices and branch offices under Articles 19 and 23 of the Decree on the Organization of the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Institutions under Its Jurisdiction;
12. Support centers for out-of-school youth under Article 12(1) of the Act on the Support for Out-of-School Youth;
13. Probation offices under Article 14 of the Act on Probation (including any branch of a probation office; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply).
(2) Under an integrated support system, the following projects shall be conducted:
1. Providing support for the activities of detecting, protecting, and supporting youth in crisis by a local residents’ organization pursuant to Article 11 of the Act;
2. Establishing and operating a hotline for counseling pursuant to Article 12(2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "counseling hotline");
3. Providing services regarding counseling, emergency relief, protection, medical or educational support, and self-support for youth, or similar services.
(3) Where partner institutions for interagency collaboration receive a request for providing support for youth in crisis in performing their duties, they shall mutually cooperate in prioritizing to provide necessary support.
(4) Details regarding obligation of partner institutions for interagency collaboration regarding cooperation, etc. shall be as follows: <Amended on Dec. 4, 2013; Jun. 11, 2014; Jul. 24, 2015; Oct. 30, 2018; Sep. 24, 2021>
1. Local governments: Taking measures to connect projects of partner institutions for interagency collaboration or to facilitate their cooperation to activate an integrated support system;
2. Office of Education of, and district offices of Education of a City/Do: Requests for providing support for counseling students in crisis, such as violence in schools and school dropout, in their jurisdiction and cooperation in facilitating counseling at schools;
3. Schools of various levels: Requests for providing counseling services where students of the relevant school are absent from school or desire to drop out of school, in crisis such as school violence or due to maladjustment to school, etc.; or where deemed necessary to provide professional counseling services;
4. Juvenile delinquency prevention centers: Cooperation in providing delinquency prevention education programs and counseling services to youth in crisis;
5. Police agencies: Requests for protecting youth in crisis such as out-of-home youth, and cooperation in rescuing youth in crisis requiring emergency rescue;
6. Regional employment and labor offices: Cooperation in providing support for vocational training or job attainment of youth in crisis, upon receiving requests therefor;
7. Public health and medical institutions and public health centers: Cooperation in providing support for medical or dental treatment of youth in crisis, upon receiving requests therefor;
8. Youth welfare facilities and support facilities for youth: Cooperation in temporary, or short-term, or mid-to-long term protection of youth;
9. Support centers for out-of-school youth: Cooperation in providing support for the business affairs specified in Article 12(2) of the Act on the Support for Out-of-School Youth, conducted for youth in crisis, upon receiving requests therefor;
10. Probation offices: Requests for providing support for counseling services or welfare, where deemed necessary to provide professional counseling or welfare services to youth subject to probation.