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4. Service plan for domestic violence victims of local condition, family functions, and multiple needs; and
tribes: Subsidized NGOs for implementing service provide integrated services for the cases and their
programs related to the protection of victims in families. As of the end of 2022, the county and
indigenous areas. In 2022, a total of 9 projects were city governments have recruited 288 mental health
subsidized, totaling NTD 6.442323 million. social workers and supervisors, with an employment
5. Domestic violence services for new immigrants: rate of 89.72%. 9,693 people in multiple issues
Subsidized NGOs in to handle the services for were currently on file, and 9,240 mental health
domestic violence protection programs for new social workers were assigned to serve with a service
immigrants. In 2022, 4 cases were subsidized, coverage rate of 95.33%.
totaling NTD 4.056647 million. Local governments 3. Preventive Service Program for Domestic Violence
also received counseling on using the new Offenders
immigrant development fund to set up personal (1) The 0800-013-999 male hotline was established
safety protection programs for new immigrants. A to consult men in domestic conflicts and reduce
total of NTD 10.820237 million in subsidies were the chance of violence. In 2022, the hotline
provided to 10 programs. received 11,156 calls and serving 8,708 person

6. One-stop Service for Domestic Violence Program: times (including 364 in-depth services, 8,331
Subsidized NGOs in developing victim-centered general consultation services and 13 emergency
one-stop services. In 2022, we subsidized a sum case services).
of over NTD 86.39 million for 33 projects to provide (2) Surplus from the public welfare lottery subsidize
protection and assistance for over 68,000 victims, domestic violence offender prevention and
guidance for over 17,000 child and youth witnesses treatment services programs, which are jointly
and employment service for over 13,000 victims. hosted by local governments and NGOs. In
2022, there were 32 programs subsidized, with
Section 3 Intervention for Domestic
total subsidized of NTD 42.95 million.
Violence Offenders
Section 4 Quality of Domestic Violence
1. Supervising local governments in implementing
treatment programs: In 2022, a total of 5,687 Prevention and Education
persons required treatment; treatment was 1. Promoting the "Domestic Violence Safety Net
completed for 2,271 persons, treatment was in Program": For victims of domestic violence
progress for 2,478 persons, treatment was not assessed to be in a life-threatening situation, cross-
implemented for 938 persons, out of which 439 platform conferences were convened by municipal,
were referred for judicial ruling because of breach of cities and county governments every month to draw
the protection order. up a comprehensive safety program for victims. A
2. In 2022, the MOHW subsidized 279 mental total of 523 cross network platform conferences
health social workers and 42 supervisors for local were conducted in 2022 with 9,894 cases put
governments in order to strengthen the Social up for discussion. Intervention by the preventive
Safety Net. The Protective Services and Psychiatric network reduced the level of risk in 5,049 cases, or
Care of multiple issues against psychotic disorders 51%.
and suicide prevention in cases involving children 2. Strengthening the professional knowledge of
and youth protection, domestic violence, sexual domestic violence prevention and control personnel:
assault since case activated, and cases with bipolar In 2022, various training and educational programs
disorder who have left correctional institutions were conducted including an online training for
or ended custody and protection. Mental health the Stalking and Harassment Prevention Act,
social workers were assigned to perform periodic a consensus-building camp for public-private
assessment of violence risk, suicide risk, psychotic collaboration in intimate partner violence prevention,

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