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welfare, women's rights, and gender mainstreaming, registration to the household registration office and
and interaction with both international and those who have not completed their immunizations
domestic women's government sector and NGOs. within the specified timeframe. The program
In 2022, there were 33 domestic organizations involves tracking and monitoring by the household
used its facilities. The center also welcomed 32 registration, social welfare, and health administration
governmental organizations at home and abroad, systems. When children are found to meet the
attracting 7,137 visits. Since the opening on March conditions specified in Articles 53 and 54 of the
8, 2008 there have been 163,502 visitors as of the Protection of Children and Youths Welfare and Rights
end of 2022. Act, they receive care visits provided by the local
4. To develop more forward-looking women's government's Department of Social Welfare. In 2022,
welfare services, the MOHW has implemented an a total of 1,194 such visits were conducted.
empowerment program since 2020 to empower
Section 3 Services for Early Intervention
local governments to promote innovation for
Families
women's services. The research on trends of
women's needs was leveraged to identify local 1. Local governments were supervised to set 35
women's issues and needs (personal safety, reporting and referral centers. As of the end of
economics and employment, care needs, career 2022, 30,907 children with developmental delay
development and retirement). By the end of 2022, were reported and the nationwide reporting rate
we integrated 17 local government and NGOs was 18.1% (Figure 9-4).
to produce 12 innovative service modes, and 6
2. In 2022, local governments were supervised to
projects planning.
set 56 case management centers, and helped
Section 2 Services for Vulnerable Families developmentally delayed children apply for 132,445
intervention subsidies totaling NTD 881,310,000
1. Roll-out of social welfare service centers to enhance
(Figure 9-5).
the delivery of welfare services: In alignment with the
Strengthening Social Safety Net program, a total 3. In 2022, collaboration with non-governmental
of 1,245 social work professionals (1,084 social organizations was initiated to promote community
workers and 161 supervisors) have been approved for therapeutic services, ensuring the rights and well-
subsidy nationwide. These professionals serve 51,569 being of children with developmental delays and
vulnerable families and provide services tailored to the their families. A total of 116 community therapeutic
specific needs of each family and its members. centers were established, providing services in 356
townships and urban areas, with a coverage rate of
2. Strengthening services for vulnerable families
97%.
through public-private partnerships: To meet the
diverse needs of families, proactive guidance has Section 4 Services for Families with Special
been provided to local governments to collaborate
Needs
with NGOs in expanding family service resources
through public-private partnerships. In 2022, 1. Adoption matching services: Starting from May 30,
subsidies were allocated to 20 counties and cities to 2012, all adoptions of children and youth must be
empower 57 NGOs in implementing programs for the handled by an approved adoption matching service
establishment of family support service resources. agency. As of the end of 2022, there were eight
Additionally, in collaboration with 23 NGOs, parenting approved adoption matching service agencies (with
guidance services were implemented, and 447 12 service centers). These agencies matched 215
community support service centers were expanded, children with adoptive parents in 2022 (105 were
benefiting a total of 17,388 families. adopted domestically and 110 overseas).
3. Continued to implement the outreach program for 2. Assistance for Families in Hardship: In 2021,
disadvantaged children under the age of 6: Focuses emergency assistance for livelihood, children living
on 8 categories of children under the age of 6, allowance, children nursery allowance, medical
including those who have moved their household subsidy, subsidy of litigation, children education

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