Efforts to Support Youth Independence in Yokohama City

In Motoichi, we carry out continuous consultation, support depending on the situation of each person for young people with difficulties such as withdrawal from 15 years old to 39 years old.
Even if you say hikikomori, there are various conditions such as "I can't get out of the room", "I can go out with my family", "I can go to a nearby convenience store at night".
Consultations are also accepted from parents and guardians.
It is difficult to solve the state of withdrawal alone by yourself and your family alone.
Don't worry alone, first consult with a youth independence support organization over the phone.
Consultation is free and confidential.

We can download introduction brochure (PDF: 1,402KB) of youth independence support organization from this.
It is generally available to those between the ages of 15 and 39 and their families.
It is distributed at each ward office and city hall.

For details, please refer to the website of each institution.

We provide comprehensive consultation on hikikomori and individual support and group support for social participation.

• Phone number: 045-752-8366 (for consultation only)
• Target: Those aged 15 to 39 who live in Yokohama City, their families, friends, etc.
• Reception hours: Monday to Friday from 8:45 to 17:00 (closed on Saturday, Sunday, national holidays, and New Year's holidays)
• Location: 5-10, Kawabecho, Hodogaya-ku
  • Train: 2-minute walk from Hoshikawa Station on the Sotetsu Line
  • Bus: All bus stops are a 3-minute walk from Mine Elementary School.
    • Municipal bus 62, 92, 119, 201, 202 system
    • Kanagawa Chuo Kotsu Bus 119, 121 systems
    • Sotetsu Bus Asahi 10 systems

We provide comprehensive consultation on withdrawal in the community, support for social participation, and provide a place to stay.
In addition, we provide consultation at the ward office "specialized consultation for young people" (all wards, twice a month, reservation system) and "Youth support seminars and consultations such as withdrawal" (all wards, once a year). . Please refer to the website of the Regional Youth Plaza for details.

• Target: People aged 15 to 39 and their families living in Yokohama City
• Reception hours: Monday to Saturday from 11:00 to 19:00 (3rd Monday of every month (2nd Monday if it is a holiday), Sunday, public holidays, and New Year holidays are closed)

We provide general consultation for employment. (Advance reservation required)

• Target: Those who work or become independent between the ages of 15 and 49 and their families

　For young people who have been in truancy and hikikomori for a long period of time, we have implemented programs related to improving self-affirmation, restoring reduced physical fitness, rebuilding daily rhythms, and learning how to interact with others, with the aim of establishing self-reliance and lifestyle desired by individuals.

• Phone number: 045-841-2179
• Target: Those aged between 15 and 39 who have been in truancy, hikikomori, or unemployed for a long time living in Yokohama City
• Reception hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 17:00
• Location: 1-7-6, Sasage, Kounan-ku, Yokohama-shi

◆Consultation on hikikomori, etc. (animation video)
Consultation agencies and consultation examples related to hikikomori are introduced in animation.

◆2021 Yokohama City Youth Independence Support Lecture (Video)
This is a lecture to deepen the understanding of hikikomori, such as what kind of state hikikomori is, the process of recovery, and the desirable response that family members take to the hikikomori.
In addition, we introduce facilities and consultation examples of each youth independence support organization.

• Consultation about work and life-ward-ward life support section
• Consultation from the child himself or consultation on childChildren and Families Support Division, ward (child home consultation)
• Consultation on psychiatric care and welfare-Elderly and Disabled Support Division, ward (at the bottom of the link)
• LINE Consultation for children, young people and their families in Yokohama City-Yokohama Children and Youth Counseling Room
• Social media consultation (list of organizations providing SNS consultation, etc.)-Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (outside site)
• Kanagawa Prefecture Consultation Service-Kanagawa Children and Youth General Consultation Center (Pref. Youth Center Main Building Kanagawa) (outside site)