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About Ansan Mental Health Trauma Center... On April 16, 2014, the Sewol Ferry capsized on its way to Jeju Island. Of the 476 passengers and crew on board, 325 were students from Danwon High School. Only 172 people survived the disaster. The official death toll stands at 295, and 9 people still unaccounted for. The shocking tragedy brought suffering not only for the survivors and grieving families but the entire nation of Korea. On May 1, 2014, the Gyeonggi-Ansan Disaster Mental Health Support Team, which operated in emergency situations, became Ansan Mental Health Trauma Center (or Ansan Onmaeum Center) under the Special Act on the Damage Relief and Support for the April 16 Sewol Ferry Disaster. Creation of Ansan Mental Health Trauma Center brought into play an integrated system providing professional disaster mental health services and programs for those affected by the Sewol Ferry Disaster, including the survivors and those who lost loved ones. Ansan Mental Health Trauma Center aims to organize a system of disaster-related mental health services and serve as an educational institution geared towards training specialists in the area of disaster mental health.