Kiyose-shi Public support
Education counseling room
We help children to face themselves through play-based psychotherapy and counseling.
A licensed psychologist specializing in psychology and development will provide consultation regarding your child's development, education, and mental health issues.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children aged 0-18 who live in the city and their families
Consultation hours:
(Tuesday to Saturday) 9:00 to 17:00 (excluding public holidays and the New Year holidays)
Location:
5-842 Nakazato Happy Future Center 2nd floor
contact information:
[For appointments for face-to-face consultations, etc.] 042-493-4122 (Education Counseling Office) [Phone consultations] 042-493-3526 (Bullying/Anxiety Consultation Hotline)
School social worker consultation
School social workers utilize their specialized knowledge and skills in social welfare to address the issues children face in their daily lives by working with the children themselves or their surrounding environment (home, school, community), and by coordinating with various related organizations, they create a living environment in which children can live with peace of mind and a smile.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children attending public elementary and junior high schools in the city and their parents
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 8:30 to 17:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
5-842 Nakazato, Kiyose City Hall, 2nd floor, Education Guidance Division
contact information:
042-497-2552 (Education Support Section, Educational Guidance Division)
Child and family support center
We provide consultations for parents and children themselves regarding children under the age of 18 and their families.
If you don't know where to turn for advice, please contact us first.
How to consult:
In person, by phone, or via the inquiry form on our website
Main target audience:
We welcome enquiries from anyone regarding children under the age of 18 and their families.
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Saturday) 9:00 to 17:00 (excluding public holidays)
Location:
5-842 Nakazato Happy Future Center 2nd floor
contact information:
042-495-7701 (Child and Family Support Center, Welfare and Children's Department)
Friend Room (Educational Support Center)
This is a place that provides opportunities for learning and interaction with people for children who are unable to attend school because they are unable to adapt to group or school life. Through various experiences in a warm atmosphere, we foster independence, improve the ability to adapt to groups, and support the children's self-actualization.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Children and parents enrolled in public elementary and junior high schools in the city
Opening hours:
(Monday to Friday) 9:30 to 15:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
5-842 Nakazato Happy Future Center 2nd floor
contact information:
042-493-0690 (Friend Room)
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
Kodaira Child Consultation Center
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.
Main target audience:Children under 18
How to consult:Meeting
Consultation hours:Monday through Friday, 9:00 - 17:00
Location:1-31-24 Hanakoganei, Kodaira City (Tama Kodaira Public Health Center Building, 3rd floor)
contact information:042-467-3711
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.