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3. Enhanced Dental Care for People with Disabilities
(1) The Integrated Dental Care Program for People with Special Needs was conducted. Seven demo centers (National Taiwan University Hospital, Shuang ho Hospital, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, National Yang Ming Chio Tung University Hospital, Mennonite Christian Hospital,) and other 24 hospitals were subsidized in 2021 with approximately 26,000 patients served.
(2) To provide the Special Needs dental treatment for disabled, government designated 112 hospitals to offer dental outpatient clinics resources.
Chapter 2 Mental Health and Psychiatric Care
▏Section 1 Mental Health Promotion
1. MOHW's "Wellbeing" mental health learning platform is a source of related learning resources and contains information on professional mental health counseling services across Taiwan. In 2021, the website's number of uses grew by 504,085.
2. To facilitate better wellbeing and mental health for the public, the MOHW commissioned 22 local departments of health to implement the "Mental Health Network Promotion Project" in 2021 to provide psychological counseling for 20,491 callers. In addition, the Ministry also held a total of 186 press conferences across Taiwan in October (Mental Health Awareness Month) 2021, attracting a total of 23,339 participants.
3. The original suicide prevention hotline has been changed from its original 10-digit number to simply "1925" (homonymous to "still love me" in Chinese). The service provides 24-hour free
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Deaths 6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
Suicide Deaths Toll
Suicide Crude Mortality Rate
Age-Standardized Suicide Mortality Rate
Mortality Rate (per 100,000 Population)
Figure 4-3
Taiwan's Suicide Deaths and Suicide Mortality Rate, 1990-2021
7.4 7.7
7.1
7.8
7.6
8.6
2,781
6.7 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.9 1,359 1,465 1,381 1,301 1,451
2,172 2,177 2,281
6.6
7.1
2,471
10.0 10.0 10.4
8.7 10.0 9.8 10.0
11.7
3,468
3,507
3,565
3,542
3,656 3,585
3,053
3,195
19.3
18.8
17.2 17.9 17.6
16.8
13.8
3,889
20
15
10
5
16.8
16.2
13.1
16.0 16.4 16.4 16.4
11.1
10.6
3,766
3,675 3,765
3,871
12.4
13.6
3,933 4,128 4,063
12.1
12.3
12.5 12.5 12.6
13.6
4,282
4,406
14.2
12.5 12.8
15.3
16.6
15.2
15.1
12.3
15.3 15.1 15.7
15.515.3
11.8 11.6 3,865 3,864
14.7
14.7
12.0
11.8
1,847 1,618
00 Year
Source : Department of Mental and Oral Health, MOHW, R.O.C.(Taiwan)
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