Chen Shizhong, the "Minister of Health and Welfare" of the Taiwan authorities, requested a comprehensive survey of groups at high risk of child abuse before the Spring Festival, triggering a backlash from social workers. Chen Shizhong, the "Minister of Health and Welfare" of the

Chen Shizhong, the "Minister of Health and Welfare" of the Taiwan authorities, requested a comprehensive inspection of groups at high risk of child abuse before the Spring Festival, triggering a backlash from social workers. (Photo source: Taiwan's "United Daily News")

China Taiwan Network According to Taiwan's "United Daily News" report on January 18, the Taiwan authorities' "Minister of Health and Welfare" Chen Shizhong recently requested that all counties and municipal governments must target high-risk child abuse in their jurisdictions. Risk groups will be comprehensively inspected and inspected before the Lunar New Year. This move triggered a backlash from social workers, with messages of dissatisfaction pouring into the website of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. They believed that the manpower was insufficient and the caseload of individual visits had soared, overwhelming the child care (child health care) social workers.

"To protect children, it is not enough to just rely on social workers to visit them." Li Hongwen, chairman of the Taipei Association of Social Workers, said that taking "little parent" families as an example, if the parenting concepts and abilities are insufficient, and the family support system is insufficient, And the children are not sent to day care or day care, and the violence committed by parents against their children cannot be seen by the outside world.

The Taiwan authorities launched the "Active Care Program for Vulnerable Children Under Six Years Old" ten years ago. If the parents are "young parents" or the child has not registered a household registration, has not paid health insurance premiums, has not received vaccinations regularly, or has not enrolled in school at the time of enrollment, The relevant system will immediately refer social workers for intervention visits. However, Li Hongwen believes that this plan has many shortcomings. He pointed out that visits require manpower and financial resources, and social workers are insufficient. They can only conduct phone visits, and cannot truly see whether the child is well or not. (China Taiwan Net Jia Ruolan)