Central City Councilors Lin Qifeng (left), Shi Zhichang and others revealed that Lu Xiuyan has been in power for 4 years, and child abuse notifications hit a new high, with an average of 17 cases per day last year.

(Photo by reporter Su Mengjuan)

[Reporter Su Mengjuan/Taichung Report] Taichung city councilors Lin Qifeng, Shi Zhichang, and Zheng Gongjin pointed out during the parliamentary civil affairs inquiry that Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan has been in power for four years. The number of reported child abuse cases has reached a new high. Last year it exceeded 6,000. There were 6,368 notifications, with an average of 17 notifications per day. In addition, the number of notifications in violation of the "Children's Rights Law" in kindergartens, baby care centers, and home care institutions also surged to 205 last year, compared with There were 123 more cases the year before last, slapping Lu Xiuyan's slogan of "Zero Tolerance for Child Abuse".

Lin Qifeng said that the number of child protection notification cases in Taichung City has remained high. According to the information of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, 5,099 cases were notified in 2019, 5,471 in 2020, and 5,138 in 2021, but the number surged to 6,368 in 2022 last year. The number reached a new high, with an average of 17.45 notifications per day. The total number of child protection notifications during Lu Xiuyan's 4 years of office was as high as 22,076, which is a very scary and terrifying number.

Lin Qifeng pointed out that the number of notifications and investigations of violations of the "Act on the Protection of Children and Youth Welfare and Rights and Interests" in kindergartens, childcare centers, and home care in Taichung City showed an explosive double last year. According to the statistics of the Taichung City Family Defense Center In 2019, there were 78 notifications and investigations in these three places, 91 in 2020, 82 in 2021, and doubled to 205 in 2022 last year. "Mayor Lu is really concerned about the child abuse problem in Taichung City. ?".

Three congressmen criticized that the number of notified cases in the first three years did not exceed 100, but the number of notified and investigated cases doubled to 205 in one breath last year, and the number of sanctioned cases was as high as 100, with 44 people. The ratio of nearly 50% is really high It's scary, there are serious problems from the collection agencies and home care, and the city government can't do anything from the data.

Lin Qifeng pointed out that before Lu Xiuyan emphasized her determination to fight against child abuse, she also said that Taichung should not be slandered as the capital of child abuse because of individual cases, but the average 17.45 child abuse notification records in Zhongshi City per day can be called a single case? Face Lu Xiuyan's slogan "Zero Tolerance for Child Abuse".

Wang Yumin, deputy mayor of Taichung City, pointed out that the increase in the number of child abuse cases includes the increase in actual cases. The increase in child abuse is not only a phenomenon in Taichung. A lot of resources have been invested in child protection, but the national figures are still growing. This is related to the current family situation, including high family pressure, unstable marriage structure, and high divorce rate. This is one of the reasons. Taichung City is currently increasing the number of social workers to assist in child abuse prevention and assistance.

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