Pohang City Launches Full-Scale Operation of 'Child Abuse Call Center' ... 24-Hour Reporting Available

Nationwide First Designation of a Dedicated Medical Institution for Treatment of Abused Children

Mayor Lee Gang-deok is reviewing the status of the child abuse reporting call center.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City will officially operate a 24-hour Pohang City Child Abuse Reporting Call Center starting from the 8th to handle child abuse report reception and on-site investigation tasks in line with the new school semester.

Prior to the full operation of the call center, after installing the system on the 25th of last month, a test operation was conducted over approximately two weeks to address any shortcomings, and operation began on the 8th.

Until now, child abuse report reception was carried out by the police and child protection agencies, but with the promotion of publicization, local governments are now directly performing these duties together with the police, replacing the child protection agencies.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok pledged, "We will fulfill our responsibility to prevent and stop child abuse so that not a single child suffers, and we will do our best to ensure that children are respected and grow up healthily."

Meanwhile, to promote the publicization of the child protection system, Pohang City started by establishing a Child Protection Team within the Education and Youth Department on July 9th last year, and on September 29th, enacted the 'Ordinance on the Prevention of Child Abuse and Protection of Victimized Children.'

On December 18th of the same year, Pohang City designated a dedicated medical institution for child abuse to support treatment and examinations for abused children, the first of its kind nationwide, and in this January’s regular personnel reshuffle, additional child protection personnel were assigned, proactively responding to the publicization of the child protection system.

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