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● The ceremony of 26th Golden Eagle Model Persons with Disabilities Awards was held at Chang Yung-Fa Foundation, on November
13, 2022.

Figure 9-7 Number of "Rehabilitation Bus," 2008 – end of 2022

No. of Vehicles

2,500
2,207 2,242 2,257
2,164
2,065
2,000 1,892 1,962
1,741
1,554
1,500
1,332
1,010
1,000 941
673
476
500 369

0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Year
Source: SFAA

Chapter 5 Strengthening the Social on July 29, 2021, with an investment of NTD40.7 billion.
Safety Net It aimed to deepen the social safety net through four key
strategies and five major areas of focus.
To address the complex and diverse social issues,
the Executive Yuan approved the "Strengthening Social Section 1 Second Phase of Strengthening
Safety Net Program" (2018-2020) on February 26, 2018,
System and Strategies Project
allocating nearly NTD7 billion. This initiative aimed to
expand local social work manpower, establish social 1. Designed four major strategies: "Expanding family
welfare service centers, develop early warning systems, service resources to provide accessible services,"
integrate networks, and harness the power of civil society. "Optimizing protective service delivery to enhance
The goal was to build a service system centered around risk management," "Strengthening mental illness
families and rooted in communities. In addition, the and suicide prevention services, improving front-end
second phase of the project (2021-2025) was approved prevention and crisis management mechanisms,"

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