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Health Ministry urges residents to help neighbors in crisis ahead of Chuseok, with 29,000 requests so far

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  1. Ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has urged people to report neighbors in need of help through the Welfare Crisis Alert App.
  2. Between June 2024 and August 2026, about 29,000 requests were received, and about 18,000 of them were linked to welfare services.
  3. Requests are forwarded to the local Administrative Welfare Center, where after consultation they lead to public and private welfare services, and reports can also be filed on a neighbor's behalf.

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Health Ministry urges residents to help neighbors in crisis ahead of Chuseok, with 29,000 requests so far

Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 보건복지부, 추석 명절 앞두고 ‘복지위기 알림 앱’으로 이웃 위기 살펴달라 당부…누적 도움요청 2만9천건 달했다

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