Hamura-shi Public support

We accept a variety of consultations, including advice on friendships and bullying, child-rearing, school life, and issues related to young carers, as well as advice on going on to, transferring to, or enrolling in a metropolitan high school, and what to do after dropping out of high school.

Child consultation centers are administrative institutions established under the Child Welfare Act. In principle, they accept consultations and reports regarding children under the age of 18 from anyone. Child consultation centers are specialized consultation institutions that provide assistance to families and other parties involved and resolve problems so that all children can grow up healthy and reach their full potential.

You can use the web chat to discuss any concerns you have, such as friends, relationships, bullying, family, young carers, and career paths. You don't have to give your real name; you can use a nickname or alias.

This program provides subsidies of up to 2 yen per month to parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. To receive the subsidy, you must apply and have your application documents reviewed.

This event is aimed at parents of elementary and junior high school students living in Tokyo who are worried or troubled by their children's school refusal. There are four programs available, including seminars by experts and talk events by people who have experienced school refusal, and some programs can be participated in online.

We provide parents with a forum to discuss with psychological, medical, and welfare experts about their children who are refusing to go to school or who are withdrawn from society, and support their future social independence. We hold lectures three times a year and group meetings to consider how to help children return to school and participate in society.

We support those who dropped out of high school, those who have no experience of attending high school, those who are refusing to attend elementary or junior high school, and those who are reluctant to attend school, as well as their parents.We hold school information sessions where you can hear directly from various types of metropolitan high schools, and provide support for those looking to attend a metropolitan high school.

By providing loans to low-income households that have difficulty paying tuition fees for cram schools and high school entrance exams, we support children who are eager to work towards becoming independent in the future and take the entrance exams to high school or university.

Children who refuse to go to school need to have their schools, families, and adults in the community work together to provide appropriate support tailored to each individual. This document was created to help teachers, parents, and others involved with children who refuse to go to school deepen their understanding of how to provide support and to enable them to work together.

Based on the spirit of the "Act on Securing Opportunities for Education Equivalent to Ordinary Education at the Compulsory Education Level," we have created this digital leaflet for children with the aim of helping children understand what school refusal is, who they should talk to about their concerns, and so on.

This is a chat consultation service where children and parents can talk anonymously and freely about their everyday worries and anxieties. You can connect with a variety of people to talk to, so if you have any worries or concerns that you don't know where to turn, please feel free to contact Gyutto Chat first. It is open every day from 15:00 - 22:00 (consultations are accepted until 21:30).

We accept consultations from people under the age of 18 with or suspected of having a developmental disorder, as well as their families and other people involved. We can provide advice on a variety of issues, including everyday life, how to interact with others, the nursery or school they attend, and the services they use. Please feel free to contact us.

For those looking for work, we offer support for job hunting in sections for young, middle-aged, and senior citizens. We also have a "Women's Job Support Terrace" for women who are looking to re-enter the workforce while balancing work and family life, and a "Specialist Support Corner" for people who are finding it difficult to work for various reasons.

We provide consultation and support tailored to the individual circumstances of single-parent families (single-mother and single-father families) in Tokyo, including lifestyle consultations, child support consultations, employment support workshops, and free job introductions. We also hold seminars and individual consultations where you can acquire the necessary knowledge.

The Tokyo Hikikomori Support Network accepts consultations from people who are suffering from hikikomori, as well as their families. It's okay to consult about even minor worries or vague anxieties. Sometimes just talking to someone can help you feel a little better. Please let the support network know first.

This booklet is a compact summary of information on career-related systems (tuition support grants, scholarship funds, university entrance qualifications, vocational schools, etc.) and consultation services aimed at individuals who are worried about their future career path, as well as their families and supporters.

We operate a portal site where troubled young people can easily search for support and places to go that suit them at any time using their smartphones, etc. We will post columns by experts and articles that clearly introduce support and places to go from support groups.

"Challenge Schools" are high schools where children who have a history of truancy can find and challenge themselves to achieve their own goals. The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education actively disseminates information about metropolitan high schools in one place on the PR website "#That's Why It's Tokyo Metropolitan High School" to let elementary and junior high school students and parents know about the diverse characteristics and appeal of metropolitan high schools.

This is a support plan formulated with the aim of improving the learning and educational environment to support the learning and growth of children facing difficulties at metropolitan high schools. The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education is promoting various initiatives based on this plan.