Starting again

This is the move from surviving to living. Taking time is fine.

Where to get help

• Multicultural family support centres — Korean classes, vocational training, job placement, help with children's studies.
• Women's Re-employment Centres (Saeil) — support for women returning to work.
• Community centres — basic livelihood, emergency welfare and housing support.
• Migrant women's organisations — they can connect you with others who have been through the same.

Housing

• There are schemes to arrange somewhere to live after the shelter. Ask your shelter caseworker.
• Rental housing and housing cost support can be discussed at the community centre.
• If signing a contract alone is hard, ask a support organisation to come with you.

Your children

• Transferring schools and settling in — ask the multicultural centre and the school counsellor.
• Children need counselling too. A child who witnessed violence is affected even when they don't show it.
• Check what support you can receive — child support, child allowance — at the community centre.

Looking after your mind

Many people find things get harder after they get out. That is normal.

• Not sleeping, startling easily, not wanting to do anything comes from what happened, not from weakness.
• 1577-0199 mental health crisis line (24 hours)
• Shelters and support organisations can arrange free counselling.
• Ask for counselling with interpretation. You should be able to speak in your own language.

It was never your fault

Getting this far is already doing well.

Source

Ministry of Gender Equality and Family www.mogef.go.kr · Danuri www.liveinkorea.kr / As of 2026-08