- Two categories were selected—Case Management and Mental Health Programs—with best practices to be compiled and shared with mental health service providers

Incheon Metropolitan City announced that it has successfully concluded the First Mental Health Best Practices Competition, held to improve the quality of community-based mental health services and recognize the dedication of organizations providing mental health programs.

The competition was held for the first time this year to identify exemplary practices in mental health services and promote their adoption throughout the community. Held from April to July under the theme “Tell Us Your Recovery Story! Show Us Your Institution’s Success Story,” the competition was open to organizations providing mental health services in Incheon and featured two categories: Case Management and Mental Health Programs.

Submitted cases underwent a rigorous evaluation based on professionalism, creativity, effectiveness, and potential for broader application. Five institutions were ultimately selected as outstanding institutions.

In the Case Management category, the following institutions were selected: Seohae-gu Mental Health Welfare Center (Grand Prize), Namdong-gu Mental Health Welfare Center (Excellence Award), and Namdong-gu Mental Rehabilitation Facility Geuruteogi (Encouragement Award). In the Mental Health Programs category, Ongjin-gun Mental Health Welfare Center (Grand Prize) and Yeonsu-gu Integrated Addiction Management Support Center (Excellence Award) received honors. The winning institutions received awards from the Director of the Incheon Metropolitan City Mental Health Welfare Project Support Group.

The city government plans to compile the best practices selected through the competition into a casebook and share the casebook with mental health service providers throughout the city. Through this initiative, the city aims to widely disseminate outstanding programs applicable in the field and effective case management practices, thereby enhancing practitioners’ expertise and contributing to the overall advancement of community-based mental health services.

The Director of Incheon City’s Health and Welfare Bureau stated, “This competition gave us an opportunity to see firsthand the diverse efforts and achievements of practitioners working on the front lines of community mental health services,” adding, “We will continue to identify and share outstanding practices from the field and provide full administrative support so that all 3.05 million Incheon citizens can benefit from higher-quality mental health services.”