“As long as you try to change the child, you will burn out”—Child Psychiatrist Dr. Hideo Honda and others discuss "Sustainable Child Support Where Caregivers Don't Blame Themselves," to be held on June 27 (Sat) in Nihonbashi, Tokyo + Online

Asobi Nomad (Tokyo, Representative: Yuta Wanibuchi), in co-sponsorship with Medical Corporation Shimotsuki-no-kai, will hold a symposium for those involved in child support titled "It's Not Your Fault." on Saturday, June 27, 2026, in Nihonbashi, Tokyo (Cybozu, Inc.) and simultaneously online.

Dr. Hideo Honda, a child psychiatrist and professor at Shinshu University School of Medicine, will deliver the keynote address, joined by four experts from the fields of medicine, education, welfare, and social entrepreneurship. Against the backdrop of serious labor shortages and burnout in support fields, they will discuss what constitutes "sustainable child support where caregivers do not exhaust themselves."

## Background of the Event

Child psychiatrist Dr. Hideo Honda states, "As long as you think support means changing the child, you will burn out." Unless this perspective shifts from a medical model to a social model, caregivers will continue to bear the burden of their own "perceived inadequacy" alone.

## Why This Theme Now? (Social Context)

As the demand for "places" for children continues to expand, the shortage of staff supporting the front lines and the resulting turnover have become serious social issues.

- Number of truant students: 350,000 (record high)
- Number of public school teachers on leave due to mental illness: 7,087
- Labor shortages in welfare/childcare: 64.7% of facilities report staff "shortages"

Behind these figures lies a structure where individual caregivers internalize challenges as their own "lack of capability" and deplete themselves. This event aims to articulate this structure from an expert perspective and share forms of "sustainable support" that can be implemented in the field starting tomorrow.

## What You Can Take Home From This Event

1. The genuine sense that "it was not my fault."
2. The realization that "it was better to think simply."
3. Broadened perspectives through the intersection of four different viewpoints.
4. A place to connect with others struggling in the same field.

## Speakers

- Hideo Honda (Child Psychiatrist / Professor, Shinshu University School of Medicine)
- Psychiatrist Sawa (Sawa Kawai / Psychiatrist)
- Miwako Morimura (Elementary School Teacher)
- Yuta Wanibuchi (Representative, NPO Asobi Nomad)