Seongnam-si Designates Two Medical Institutions Dedicated to Child Abuse Cases

Seongnam City Hall

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province has designated and is operating two institutions, Seongnam Central Hospital in Jungwon-gu and Seongnam Medical Center in Sujeong-gu, as dedicated medical institutions for child abuse.

To this end, on the 12th, Seongnam Mayor Eun Soo-mi, Seongnam Central Hospital Director Yoo Ho-in, and Seongnam Medical Center Director Lee Jung-ui attended and signed a "Business Agreement on Designation of Dedicated Medical Institutions for Child Abuse."

According to this agreement, when judicial police officers or child abuse dedicated officials refer abused or suspected abused children for medical treatment, Seongnam Central Hospital and Seongnam Medical Center will provide necessary examinations and treatments without the accompaniment of guardians.

Priority medical treatment, hospital room provision, and medical consultations will be provided for the children concerned.

Medical opinion information necessary for child abuse investigations will also be provided to judicial police officers or child abuse dedicated officials.

The city will pay the dedicated medical institutions for medical expenses incurred for examinations and treatments of abused or suspected abused children within the budget.

This agreement was made to provide prompt medical measures to abused children within the public framework and to strengthen the child protection system.

Earlier, in July last year, the city established a Child Protection Team and increased the number of child abuse dedicated officials from 4 to 8.

These dedicated officials are responsible for receiving child abuse reports, on-site investigations, case assessments, emergency protection, and supporting the prevention of child abuse and the daily recovery of abused children.

The number of child abuse reports received in Seongnam last year was 672.

Among these, 362 cases (54%) judged as abuse are being managed by the Child Protection Agency, and among them, 39 children are living in safe protection facilities.

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