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        "id": 2056701,
        "msgid": "caring-for-surabaya-preventing-a-moral-disaster-1793065904",
        "date": "2026-10-27 08:27:08",
        "title": "Caring for Surabaya, preventing a moral disaster",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The article argues that a resilient city must protect children and communities from social harms as well as physical disasters. Recent drug-related enforcement in Jalan Kunti, the discovery of pupils testing positive for narcotics and a suspected bullying case involving a child with a disability underscore the need for early, measurable prevention involving families, schools and government.",
        "content": "<p>Surabaya (ANTARA) - A resilient city is not defined solely by its\nability to withstand floods, fires or earthquakes. Its resilience is\nalso evident in how well it protects children from drugs, prevents\nviolence and ensures that everyone grows up in a safe and respectful\nenvironment.<\/p>\n<p>Such social threats do not always appear as visibly as collapsed\nbuildings or flooded roads. Their effects can develop quietly in\nfamilies, schools and neighbourhoods before emerging as problems that\nshake society.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, \u201cmoral disaster\u201d is used as a metaphor for\ncollective failure to prevent the erosion of values, behaviour and\nsocial protection; it is not an official disaster-management\ncategory.<\/p>\n<p>For Surabaya, the warning is real. A raid in the Jalan Kunti area,\nthe discovery in 2025 that several junior secondary school pupils had\ntested positive for drugs, and a suspected bullying case involving a\nchild with a disability who died in September 2026 all highlight the\nimportance of acting before problems turn into tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>Yona Bagus Widyatmoko, chair of Commission A of the Surabaya Regional\nHouse of Representatives (DPRD), has called for families, schools and\nthe government to play a stronger role in detecting risks early. The\nchallenge is to shift from merely responding to incidents towards\nbuilding prevention measures that can be assessed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs of vulnerability<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A raid on Jalan Kunti, in Semampir district, on 14 October 2026 was\none illustration of the challenges in tackling narcotics. During the\noperation, a joint team detained 19 people for questioning.<\/p>\n<p>Enforcement is important to disrupt networks, but it is not enough\nunless followed by prevention, rehabilitation and efforts to strengthen\ncommunity life. The problem has a history.<\/p>\n<p>In November 2025, the Surabaya city administration responded after 15\njunior secondary school pupils in the Jalan Kunti area were found to\nhave tested positive for drug use. The discovery was a warning about\nchildren\u2019s vulnerability to risky environments and the need to\nstrengthen protection at home and at school.<\/p>\n<p>Nationally, a 2023\u20132025 survey by the National Narcotics Agency (BNN)\nand the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) put the\nprevalence of narcotics abuse at 2.11 per cent, or about 4.15 million\npeople aged 15\u201364.<\/p>\n<p>That figure is not specific to Surabaya, but it illustrates the scale\nof the challenge, which requires prevention, enforcement and\nrehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p>Another warning came from a suspected bullying case involving a\n10-year-old child with a disability in Surabaya, who died on 12\nSeptember 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/caring-for-surabaya-preventing-a-moral-disaster-1793065904",
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