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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City, in collaboration with Ulsan University Hospital, held the "2nd Regional Dedicated Medical Institutions Meeting for the Activation Pilot Project of Dedicated Medical Institutions for Child Abuse This Year" on September 20th at 10 a.m. in the meeting room on the 3rd floor of Annex 1 of Ulsan City Hall.


A total of 23 participants, including officials from dedicated medical institutions in five districts and counties, attended this meeting.


The meeting proceeded with a presentation by Lee Kyung-yeon, Chairperson of the Child Protection Committee at Ulsan University Hospital, sharing cases from the Metropolitan Dedicated Medical Institution Child Protection Committee. This was followed by introductions on "Child Abuse Response Work by Local Governments and Police" by Ha Eui-tae, Officer at Ulsan Jung-gu Office, and Song Young-nam, Investigator at Ulsan Police Agency. Then, Ahn Yoon-song, Team Leader of the Ulsan Child Protection Agency, provided guidance on the "Hub Psychological Support Center Project" and held a Q&A session.


At this meeting, Cho Hye-seon, Manager, and Kim Tae-cheong, Senior Officer from the Child Rights Protection Agency attended as observers to support strengthening the cooperative system among local governments, police, child protection agencies, and medical institutions for joint response to child abuse.


A city official stated, "The pilot project meeting for activating dedicated medical institutions for child abuse is becoming an opportunity to enhance practical understanding and strengthen cooperation systems among various related organizations, including medical institutions, local governments, police, and child protection agencies. We will continue to make efforts to improve the child abuse response system and prevent child abuse."


The "Activation Pilot Project for Dedicated Medical Institutions for Child Abuse" is a project that strengthens expertise in child abuse judgment and treatment through budget and education support for medical institutions, and activates operations by establishing an organic cooperation system within the local community.



Ulsan City held the first meeting for all dedicated medical institutions for child abuse in the area in June, and in July, a regional resource linkage institution meeting for police, public officials, and related organizations.


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