A group of associate professor Shinichiro Nagamitsu of the Department of Pediatrics, Kurume University School of Medicine and psychiatric doctors has collaborated with Kurume College of Technology to develop an app for parents and children that supports the medical care of parents and children.For children suffering from bullying and mothers who have trouble raising children, we support the worries of not knowing where to consult.
According to Associate Professor Nagamitsu, children's illnesses are changing from dealing with acute illnesses to dealing with mental health illnesses and the medical care provision system.Now that suicide is the leading cause of death not only for high school students but also for junior high school students, it is necessary to create a system that allows children to receive mental medical care appropriately and at an early stage, and the app was developed as an aid.
In fact, doctors are not the only ones who can help with worries that you want to talk to someone but don't know who to talk to, or where to talk to.Therefore, we posted typical mental medical care stories such as "bullying", "truancy", "unreasonable diet", "game addiction", and "abuse" in the app, and introduced various supporters (= heroes). ..While reading the story, users can learn what the heroes in their town will do, where to go to meet them, and how to solve their worries by tailoring the scenario.
The heroes that appear are pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists, psychiatrists, psychiatrists, nurses, public health nurses, midwives, nursery teachers, teachers, school nurses, school social workers, school counselors, mental health workers, and medical staff. 14 types of social workers.In addition to the story, there is also a "hero pictorial book" that describes the work contents and contact methods of each hero, and it is devised to be familiar and easy to use for junior and senior high school students.
The app can be downloaded for free on Google play and the Apple store.
