Meguro-ku Public support
Meguro School Support Center Educational Counseling
Educational counselors, who are psychological experts, will provide advice to parents and children regarding various concerns related to children.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
Children living in the ward and their guardians
Consultation hours:
【Come in for a consultation】Monday to Saturday【Phone Consultation】Monday through Friday 10:00~17:00
Location:
3-6-10 Nakameguro
contact information:
【Appointment to Visit the Room】03-3712-4601【Phone Consultation】03-3710-6770
Childrearing General Consultation Center
We work together with parents to consider any concerns or problems they may have regarding raising children (ages 0 to 18), provide information as needed, and introduce appropriate services and support organizations.
How to consult:
Telephone, visit, email, fax, online, visit
Main target audience:
Parents raising children up to the age of 18
Consultation hours:
(Monday to Saturday) 8:30₋17:00
Location:
2-19-15 Kamimeguro
contact information:
[Consultation] 03-3715-2641 (Childcare General Consultation Center)
Children's consultation center "Meguro Heart Net"
We accept consultations and applications for relief from children and other related parties, including parents, regarding violations of children's rights. Our rights protection committee and specialist counselors will work to resolve the matter promptly.
How to consult:
Face-to-face, phone
Main target audience:
People under the age of 18 who live or work in Meguro Ward, their guardians, and those involved with children
Consultation hours:
(Wed–Sat)10:00~17:00
Location:
2-19-15 Kamimeguro
contact information:
0120-324-810(Meguro haato netto)
Learning support classroom "Meguro Emile"
We provide a safe place to stay and offer a variety of support, such as learning and returning to school, tailored to each individual's situation, to help them become socially independent.
Classification:
Education Support Center
Main target audience:
Children enrolled in public elementary and junior high schools in the ward who are in a state of long-term absence, etc., and who have been approved by the school and the Board of Education.
Opening hours:
(Mon-Fri) 9:00-17:00
Location:
3-6-10 Nakameguro
contact information:
03-3715-1598 (Meguro Emile)
A guide for parents of children who are not attending school
The number of children not attending school is increasing nationwide, and a similar trend is seen in Meguro Ward. This situation indicates that the number of parents who are worried is also increasing, so this guide was created as one of the efforts to empathize with the feelings of such parents, think together with them about their relationships with their children, and provide support.
Parents' Association for Adolescents and Young Adults
The purpose of this event is to allow parents who are worried about child-rearing to talk about feelings that they would normally find difficult to discuss and to listen to the stories of others, thereby discovering new ways of thinking and responding to their children.
Main target audience:Family members of people who live or work in the ward
contact information:03-5722-9504 (Meguro Ward Public Health Center, Community Health Division, Health Consultation Section)
Mental friend dispatch business
We dispatch enthusiastic university students with excellent communication skills to foster independence and self-reliance through interactions with others and to help them connect with society.
Main target audience:Children who are long-term absent from public elementary and junior high schools
contact information:03-3715-1598 (Mental Friend Dispatch Service)
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
Child Guidance 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:4-6-1 Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo Metropolitan Child and Family Center
contact information:03-5937-2314
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.