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127 community violence prevention lecturers have Chapter 2 Prevention of Domestic
been successfully trained and obtained certification. Violence
These lecturers conducted over 1,500 sessions and
To prevent domestic violence and protect the
benefited more than 90,000 people.
rights and interests of victims, we promoted and
3. Promotion of digital/network gender violence victim
supervised local governments to proactively develop
service trial plan: In 2022, there were 1,074 appeal
various victim protection support programs and deploy
cases in which adult victims' private sex videos
related service resources, strengthen the offender
spread without consent. Removed videos, and
treatment program and develop preventive service
referred to suitable units with appropriate services.
programs. In addition, we improved the professional
Section 4 Long-Term Employment for competence of personnel through education and
Social Workers Specializing in training. In 2018, we began to cooperate with the
confirmation of the mechanism for division of labor and
Protective Services
cooperation of protective services in the public and
1. Plan of strengthening local government social
private sectors and the expansion of the function of the
worker assignment and career development: In
domestic violence protection network to enhance the
2022, the plan subsidized 692 social workers who
efficiency of case handling and deepen victim services.
engaged in child protection and domestic violence
and sexual assault prevention, with subsidies Section 1 Status of Domestic Violence
amounting to more than NTD 394.49 million. Services
2. Enforcing the Protective Social Workers Training The Domestic Violence Prevention Act
Implementation Plan: This includes the MOHW's (hereinafter referred to as the Domestic Violence Act)
own initiative and supervision of local governments was promulgated on June 24, 1998, and more than
to conduct relevant educational training based on 100,000 victims have been reported every year in
the demand for protective social workers, aiming recent years since then. In 2022, most of the reported
to enhance the quality of professional services. cases involved intimate violence, with women being
In 2022, a total of 33 training sessions were the majority of victims (76.5%). (Figure 11-2).
conducted, with 1,578 people participants.

Figure 11-2 Reported Victims of Domestic Violence by Gender, 2022

90.0%
Female Male Other Unknown
80.0% 76.5%
70.0%
62.2%
60.0%
53.4% 54.8%
50.0% 46.4%
45.2%
40.0% 37.8%
30.0%
23.4%
20.0%
10.0%
0.004% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01%
0 0.01% 0.2% 0% 0.01%
Violence between Intimate Child and Abuse of Elder Lineal Violence between
Partners (Including marriage, adolescent Relatives by Blood by other family members
divorce, and cohabitation) protection Younger Lineal Relatives

Source: Ministry of Health and Welfare
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