PPPA Ministry Official: Efforts To Prevent Violence Can Start With Families

Illustration-- Poster of the campaign to stop violence against children. (Photo: Nyoman Budhiana/Antara)

JAKARTA - Deputy for Special Child Protection at the Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPA) Nahar said that the implementation of structured and systematic efforts to prevent violence against women and children can start at the family level. parents, families, schools, and communities. From this classification, we must make efforts such as providing a good understanding of violence against women and children so that they are not easily persuaded by perpetrators and can carry out early detection, "Nahar said as quoted in a press release. ministry in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Friday, December 31. He emphasized the importance of providing understanding to women and children so that they have the courage to report and ask for help and have sufficient knowledge about how they can get the help and services they need when dealing with violence. taste.

According to the results of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Life Experiences in 2021, the number of cases of violence against children has tended to decline. "In 2018, the number of violence for boys or girls was 6 out of 10. In 2021 this figure will decrease, for example for girls who have experienced Violence in any form throughout his life is 4 out of 10 and for men it is 3 out of 10," said Nahar.

"We continue to monitor this figure because it could be that this decline is the impact of the efforts that have been made, both prevention efforts, regulations, and so on," he added. On a macro basis, considering the response and access to reporting services in different regions. Therefore, Nahar said, the government encourages the development of child-friendly districts/cities to ensure the fulfillment of children's rights and protection goes well.