Mental Conditions Of Dozens Of Children Victims Of The Pulogadung Fire Begin To Improve

Police officers carried out trauma healing on children who were victims of the fire in Pulogadung/ Photo; Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The mental health condition of dozens of children - children who were victims of fires in densely populated areas, Jalan Cipinang Baru, RT 05/18, Cipinang Village, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta, is starting to improve.

"Thank God the fire victims have improved. The children are getting more cheerful after undergoing trauma healing," said Head of Human Resources for the East Jakarta Metro Police, Kompol Suparmi when confirmed, Tuesday, September 24.

Dozens of children who were victims of the fire were accommodated in a prayer room around the location of the fire. Dozens of children affected by the fire received mental recovery from Sie Dokkes and the East Jakarta Metro Police PPA Unit.

"We are sustainable. This activity will be sustainable. The number of children affected is 12 teenagers and 2 toddlers," he said.

Kompol Suparmi also appealed to local residents not to bully the husband and wife of the parents of three toddlers who died.

"The victims of the fire, especially those who lost their daughter's son, should not be bullied by the residents around them. So that bullying does not occur, they must strengthen each other," he said.