Song Min-jae, director of Seongbuk Children's Hospital, received a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare for contributing to mental health of children and adolescents
Nov 26, 2025
Seongbuk Woori Children's Hospital (Chairman Jung Sung-kwan, Hospital Director Yoo Byung-geun), a hospital specializing in children and adolescents designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, announced that Song Min-jae, director of Seongbuk Children's Hospital, received a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare at the '2025 Dream Start Project Report Conference (topic: Warm Dream Start with Children)' held in Pyeongchang from November 20th to 21st.
The award is given to individuals and institutions who contributed to supporting vulnerable children, promoting community mental health, and establishing an integrated care system through the Dream Start project, and Song Min-jae, director of the center, was honored for his contributions to improving professional treatment and treatment in the field of mental health for children and adolescents over the past few years and strengthening the public welfare linkage system.
As a pediatric and adolescent psychiatrist, Song Min-jae has led the mental strength center of Seongbuk Children's Hospital since March 2021, providing precision diagnosis, professional treatment, guardian counseling, and drug treatment to children and adolescents with developmental, emotional, and behavioral problems. In particular, he has established a 1:1 customized developmental rehabilitation treatment program, including language, sensory integration, play, cognition, and ABA, for children with developmental delays. In addition, based on research that early detection and intervention of autism spectrum disorders have a decisive effect on children's life outcomes, an early screening and intervention system for infants and toddlers in cooperation with the Department of Pediatrics was established to establish an early intervention model for children's mental health in the community.
In addition, Song has not stayed in hospital treatment, but has strengthened the mental health safety net in the community by cooperating with health centers, education offices, Dream Start, child protection agencies, and child protection facilities. In particular, it was highly praised for easing the gap in access to medical care for vulnerable children by providing psychological evaluation and treatment opportunities to children subject to Dream Start.
Director of the Center, Song Min-jae, said, "Children's mental health goes beyond simple treatment and builds the foundation for future generations. We will continue to do our best to ensure that all children in need of treatment receive professional treatment in a timely manner through close cooperation with the community."," he said in his acceptance speech.
Chairman Chung Sung-kwan said, "This award is the result of the public recognition of the Community-based Child Mental Health and Welfare Model that the Children's Medical Foundation has pursued. As a specialized hospital for children and adolescents designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, we will continue to contribute to creating an environment in which children can grow healthy while responding to national policies and the needs of the field."
With this award, the Children's Medical Foundation plans to continue public cooperation to support the mental health of vulnerable children and establish an integrated care system in the community, provide professional treatment, and strengthen the preventive health care system.
The award is given to individuals and institutions who contributed to supporting vulnerable children, promoting community mental health, and establishing an integrated care system through the Dream Start project, and Song Min-jae, director of the center, was honored for his contributions to improving professional treatment and treatment in the field of mental health for children and adolescents over the past few years and strengthening the public welfare linkage system.
As a pediatric and adolescent psychiatrist, Song Min-jae has led the mental strength center of Seongbuk Children's Hospital since March 2021, providing precision diagnosis, professional treatment, guardian counseling, and drug treatment to children and adolescents with developmental, emotional, and behavioral problems. In particular, he has established a 1:1 customized developmental rehabilitation treatment program, including language, sensory integration, play, cognition, and ABA, for children with developmental delays. In addition, based on research that early detection and intervention of autism spectrum disorders have a decisive effect on children's life outcomes, an early screening and intervention system for infants and toddlers in cooperation with the Department of Pediatrics was established to establish an early intervention model for children's mental health in the community.
In addition, Song has not stayed in hospital treatment, but has strengthened the mental health safety net in the community by cooperating with health centers, education offices, Dream Start, child protection agencies, and child protection facilities. In particular, it was highly praised for easing the gap in access to medical care for vulnerable children by providing psychological evaluation and treatment opportunities to children subject to Dream Start.
Director of the Center, Song Min-jae, said, "Children's mental health goes beyond simple treatment and builds the foundation for future generations. We will continue to do our best to ensure that all children in need of treatment receive professional treatment in a timely manner through close cooperation with the community."," he said in his acceptance speech.
Chairman Chung Sung-kwan said, "This award is the result of the public recognition of the Community-based Child Mental Health and Welfare Model that the Children's Medical Foundation has pursued. As a specialized hospital for children and adolescents designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, we will continue to contribute to creating an environment in which children can grow healthy while responding to national policies and the needs of the field."
With this award, the Children's Medical Foundation plans to continue public cooperation to support the mental health of vulnerable children and establish an integrated care system in the community, provide professional treatment, and strengthen the preventive health care system.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
