Addressing AI and Cyberbullying... ChildFund Korea Promotes Korean-Style Mental Health Education

[Financial News] ChildFund Korea is pushing to introduce a Korean-style educational program to support the digital mental health of children and adolescents. It aims to prevent mental health issues by linking school lessons with parenting at home.
According to ChildFund Korea, a child welfare organization, on the 14th, the program to be introduced is the digital literacy and well-being education course from Common Sense Media, a U.S. non-profit organization. ChildFund Korea has signed a content licensing agreement with this organization.
This course was developed by Common Sense Media based on collaborative research with the Project Zero research team at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. As of this year, it is being used in over 100,000 schools worldwide.
ChildFund Korea plans to develop and distribute Korean-style content applicable to students from kindergarten to high school. The educational topics include AI literacy, the ability to understand and utilize artificial intelligence (AI), and cyberbullying.
Common Sense Media's educational guide includes classes that examine the impact of digital devices and usage time on emotions and behaviors. It also covers how apps and platforms attract users' attention and influence their choices.
ChildFund Korea expects that this will be utilized as teaching material in schools and as a parenting guideline for children and guardians to check their mental health together at home. The aim is to broaden the approach from support focused on reactive measures to one that encompasses prevention and diagnosis.
Hwang Young-ki, Chairman of ChildFund Korea, stated, "Children's mental health is not merely an individual or family issue, but a complex interplay of various social problems," adding, "We will expand our diverse efforts to ensure they can grow up happily with healthy minds."

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