Katsushika-ku Public support
Educational counseling for school refusal etc.
Psychologists and people with teaching experience are available to provide consultations regarding worries about school and home life, as well as concerns about children's personality, behavior, and development. Through consultations, we help people find solutions to their problems.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children, elementary, junior high and high school students who live or attend school in the ward, and their guardians. High school students can only receive consultation by phone.
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 9:00 to 17:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
2-12-1 Kamakura
contact information:
03-5668-7603 (General Education Center)
Children's Center
We will listen to the client's story, think together with them, and help them solve problems related to children up to the age of 18 who live in the ward and their families.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone, email
Main target audience:
Children up to 18 years old who live in the ward
Consultation hours:(Monday to Saturday) 8:30 to 17:00 (excluding public holidays)
Location:4-15-14 Aoto
contact information:03-3602-1386 (Child Guidance Division, Child and Family Support Section, Child and Family Support Unit 1 and Unit 2)
child consultation center
This is an administrative agency based on the Child Welfare Act, and specialized staff provide the following consultations and support:
<<Childcare>> Consultation on abuse and childcare difficulties
Health: Consultations on health management for infants, premature babies, and children, including illnesses
<Disabilities> Consultations regarding the Love Notebook, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, etc.
Delinquency: Consultation on running away from home, shoplifting, etc.
<<Development>> Consultation on school refusal, discipline, etc.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
In principle, children under the age of 18
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 8:30 to 17:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
Standing Stone 2-30-1
contact information:
03-5698-0303 (Child Consultation Division)
Fureai School Akashi
This is a classroom for children who are not attending school for various reasons, aiming to achieve social independence. Each child is assigned one instructor and one psychological specialist to provide support. In addition to individualized learning, students can choose activities they wish to participate in from a daily rotating schedule that includes activities, sports, and collaborative learning. They may also utilize the VLP program.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
1st grade elementary school students to 3rd grade junior high school students living in the ward
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 9:00 to 15:00 (excluding public holidays and seasonal holidays)
Location:
2-12-1 Kamakura
contact information:
03-5668-7601 (General Education Center)
Parental Advice Center Handbook
This handbook is aimed at parents who are worried about their children's refusal to go to school and includes tips on how to interact with children at home, as well as information on counseling services available for when you run into trouble.
Katsushika Ward Free School User Support Project Subsidy
Parents of elementary and junior high school students living in Katsushika Ward who receive the Tokyo Free School User Support Project Subsidy, which the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been implementing since fiscal year 6, will be subsidized to cover part of the fees for free schools, etc., up to a maximum of 1 yen per month per elementary or junior high school student.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who are not attending school and have received a grant from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and both the parents and the students live in the ward.
contact information:03-5654-8447 (General Affairs Division of Education)
Tokyo Consultation and support
Tokyo Metropolitan Educational Counseling Center
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.
Main target audience:People from preschool to high school age who live or attend school in Tokyo, and their guardians and relatives
How to consult / Consultation hours:
- Telephone consultation:Available 24 hours a day
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 18:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (Third Saturday of the month ※Fourth Saturday in August) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
- Telephone consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 21:00, (Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays) 9:00 - 17:00 (excluding closed days and the year-end/New Year holidays)
- In-person consultation:(Weekdays) 9:00 - 17:00, (Saturdays) 9:00 - 17:00 (20 times per year) (Excluding closed days and year-end/New Year holidays)
- Email consultation:24 hours available
Location:Tokyo Metropolitan Child and Family Center, 4th floor, 6-1-4 Kitashinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
contact information:
[General Educational Consultation/Bullying Consultation Hotline]:
0120-53-8288
[High school advancement, career path, and admissions consultation]:
03-3360-4175
Consultation Hotline @ Tokyo "Let's Talk, Children Only"
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.
Main target audience:Children of elementary, junior high, and high school age who live and attend school in Tokyo
How to consult:Online
Consultation hours:(Year-round) 15:00 - 23:00 (Last admission at 22:30)
Support program for users of free schools, etc.
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.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who live in Tokyo and are not attending school but are attending free schools, etc. *Others who meet the requirements set by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
A forum for parents who support children who are not attending school
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.
Main target audience:Parents of elementary and junior high school students who are not attending school and live in Tokyo
Adolescent Support Place
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.
Main target audience:Those who live, work, or attend school in Tokyo
Youth Restart Place
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.
Main target audience:Those who dropped out of high school or have no experience of attending high school, those who are reluctant to attend elementary or junior high school, or those who are refusing to attend school, and their parents
Loan Program to Support Exam Takers
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.
Main target audience:Third-year junior high school or high school students or equivalent
Booklet for teachers, staff and parents: "Towards the independence of irreplaceable children who will create the future: Key points for supporting children who are not attending school"
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.
Digital leaflet for children: "What is the Act on Ensuring Educational Opportunities?"
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.