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circumstances. Therefore, a total of 34 psychiatric 3. Since 2006, MOHW's Tsaotun Psychiatric Center
rehabilitation institutions (including 11 rehabilitation has been receiving funding to establish a therapeutic
centers and 23 halfway houses) and 2 psychiatric community for drug addicts which were expanded
nursing homes completed their accreditations in to 6 private facilities in 2019. There were a total of
2022. 320 beds in 2022. In 2022, 384 people obtained
assistance in settlement with 52,490 in-patient days.
Section 3 Forensic Psychiatry
In addition, the Ministry also subsidized 19 NGOs to
1. To make Taiwan's forensic psychiatry system
carry out the "Drug Addict Community Rehabi l i tat ion
complete, on February 17, 2021, the MOHW
Scheme Deployment and Service Quality Upgrading
established the Forensic Psychiatry Section, to
Program." Under this program, 207 people obtained
actively promote mental health services and assist
assistance in settlement; 32,196 people received
offenders with mental disorders in gradual return to
various psychological social treatment (such as health
society.
education courses, vocational training and employment
2. The Taiwan Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
matching), total 29,669 people.
began holding selection operations for forensic
4. Since September 2014, medical institutions have
psychiatric doctors in 2020. As of the end of 2022,
been subsidized to provide alcohol and drug
82 doctors had passed selection and been willingly
addiction services in correctional institutions and
announced, the name list was provided to district
number of subsidized medical institutions is being
persecutors offices and courts for reference.
gradually expanded. In 2022, the MOHW funded for
3. To optimize the service quality and capability of
14 medical institutions at 16 correctional facilities.
forensic psychiatry appraisal, the Taiwan Academy
They provided addiction treatment clinics 745
of Psychiatry and the Law was commissioned to
times that served 3,238 individuals (people), health
set a model reference guide to forensic psychiatry
education for 18,606 individuals, psychological
assessment with regard to criminal responsibility
therapy for 6,493 individuals, 965 individuals of
ability and trial ability from 2021 to 2022. Additionally,
release referrals and 4,164 follow-ups.
training materials for the basic training of forensic
5. The MOHW has continued to implement the "Alcohol
psychiatrists were developed.
Addiction Treatment Plan" from 2006 and subsidies
4. Since the announcement of establishing forensic
were provided to help 3,142 people. Moreover,
psychiatric wards in 2021, until the end of 2022, a
since 2015, the MOHW has been implementing the
total of 153 beds have been configured in 3 medical
"Pilot Project for the Establishment of a Treatment
facilities under special reimbursement.
and Social Rehabilitation Service Model for Problem
Section 4 Control of Drug Addiction Drinkers and Alcohol Addicts," to establish across-
1. By the end of 2022, the MOHW designated 167 network referral mechanism, to promote early
drug addiction treatment institutions and another treatment of alcohol addiction cases. The Ministry
187 institutions for alternative therapy. Subsidized provided subsidies to 12 institutions in 2022, helping
alternative therapy was first made available to opioid 1,021 individuals.
addicts in 2006. As of the end of 2022, 46,831 were 6. Starting from 2018 onward, the MOHW took
treated, and 6,476 still in treatment. In addition, over the duty of supervising all Drug Abuse
a total of 71 training sessions for drug addiction Prevention Centers in Taiwan from the Ministry
treatment personnel had been conducted, with 4,954 of Justice, and has increased subsidized case
individuals trained. management manpower and anti-drug business
2. In 2006, the MOHW began to subsidize alternative funds. In 2022, 628 case managers (including
treatment of opioid addiction. This was followed by supervision) were subsidized to assist in relevant
the introduction of across-theboard subsidies for case management to improve the quality of follow-
treating narcotics addiction in May 2019. 13,884 up and counseling for communities involved in
people benefited from such subsidies in 2022. cases of drug use. The MOHW also subsidized

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