Kokubunji-shi Public support
Educational counseling
In order to ensure the healthy development of children, educational counselors such as clinical psychologists will answer questions from parents about their children's education, and will provide psychological support by conducting developmental tests and play therapy as needed.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children up to 18 years old and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Tuesday to Saturday) 10:00-16:30 (excluding public holidays and the New Year holidays)
Location:
1-46-8 Hikarimachi
contact information:
042-573-4376 (Educational Counseling Room)
Child and Family Center
We provide consultations for children under the age of 18 who live in the city and their guardians. Counselors will be available to answer any concerns or worries about children, child-rearing, etc.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children under the age of 18 who live in the city and their guardians
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Friday) 8:30 to 17:00 (excluding holidays)
Location:
2-3-8 Izumicho Izumi Plaza 1st floor
contact information:
042-321-1809 (Child and Family Affairs Department, Childcare Counseling Office, Consultation Support Section)
Educational Support Center Try Room
For children who find it difficult to fit into the classroom, this is a place that provides opportunities for them to go outside, learn, live, and interact with others. Through a variety of activities in a warm atmosphere, we foster social skills and independence, improve their ability to adapt to group life, and support them in returning to school and becoming socially independent.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Available to elementary and junior high school students living in the city and those attending private schools
Location / Opening hours / Contact information:
(Try Room Hikari)
(Mon-Fri) 9:40-15:00
1-46-8 Hikarimachi
042-573-4379
(Try Room Honda)
(Tuesday to Thursday) 9:40 to 15:00
(Friday) 9:40-12:00
1-7-1 Honda
Leaflet on consultation and support organizations
Aiming to be a "city that values everyone," Kokubunji City provides support for all children. In order to meet the various needs of children, we have compiled information that serves as a guide to supporting children, such as providing a variety of learning opportunities and support spaces, support for parents, and the path to recovery from school refusal.
Gathering of parents of children and students who are not attending school
Participants share information and receive advice from knowledgeable lecturers about how to support children who have difficulty attending school so that they can think independently about their future career paths and aim for social independence.
Main target audience:Parents of children attending public elementary and junior high schools in the city who are reluctant to attend school, have difficulty adjusting to school life, or are refusing to attend school
contact information:042-312-8657 (School Guidance Division)
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.