Sustaining of the support efforts of Hikikomori from the talks of ex-Hikikomori people and the supporters,

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24531085
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: University of Nagasaki (2014); Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: KUSAGA Mari 長崎県立大学, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (10312167)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): CHAYAMITI Takuya 九州看護福祉大学, 社会福祉学科, 准教授 (10412785) ; SAKAI Kuniko 九州看護福祉大学, 看護学科, 特任准教授 (30369839) ; KOGA Yukiko 九州看護福祉大学, 口腔保健学科, 准教授 (30412779)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: ひきこもり / 支援の連続性 / 早期介入・長期支援 / 教育から就労への移行 / 多機関連携 / 支援の重層構造

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this paper we examine issues about sustaining Hikikomori support efforts from
the needs of Hikikomori young individuals,the family members,and their　supporters.Our major purpose here is to clarify the current state of and issuesofsustaining the Hikikomori support efforts.To achieve this goal we have made inquiries of 9 Hikikomori individuals,8 family　members,21 supporters,and 4 graduates that were part time students.We have divided　them into 8 groups,conducted the interview survey of the individuals and of the groups　with the current state of and the issues of sustaining the supports,then summarized　each issue. As a result we have extracted 15 keywords from 8 survey results,discussed them among researchers,and clarified 3 issues; ① making systems for early detection and long-term support,②support practices to help them to find work after graduation, ③multi-layered and multi-institutional support systems witch can deal with the issues in every development stage.

Free Research Field

地域福祉