Central Jakarta PPAPP Sub-agency Strengthens Collaboration to Prevent Child Violence

The Central Jakarta Administrative City Sub-agency for Empowerment, Child Protection and Population Control (PPAPP) is strengthening cross-sector collaboration in efforts to prevent violence against children through socialisation. Head of the Central Jakarta PPAPP Sub-agency, Novia Silmiati, stated that preventing violence against children cannot be done by one party alone, but requires synergy between families, communities, the government, and all institutions with a role in child protection. “Preventing violence against children requires collaboration between families, communities, the government, and all parties involved in child protection,” Novia said in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday. Novia explained that based on the 2025 Simfoni PPPA data, a total of 35,131 cases of violence were recorded, with 23,043 cases or 65.59 percent experienced by children. Meanwhile, in DKI Jakarta Province, there were 2,269 cases of violence against women and children, with 1,224 cases or 53.9 percent involving children. The 2025 Regional Child Life Experience Survey (SPHAD) showed that 13.30 percent of children and adolescents aged 13–24 years experienced at least one form of violence in the last 12 months. Novia conveyed that the socialisation activity aims to increase the capacity of stakeholders in preventing and handling violence against children, particularly children in conflict with the law (ABH). She noted that the socialisation featured the Head of the Prosecution Sub-directorate at Directorate C of the Junior Attorney General for General Crimes at the Attorney General’s Office, Hasnadirah, and a lecturer from the Department of Criminology at the University of Indonesia’s Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Ni Made Martini Puteri, as speakers. The speakers provided training on the causal factors of children coming into conflict with the law, early prevention strategies, strengthening the role of special child protection institutions, and handling mechanisms that prioritise the best interests of the child. Participants included representatives from the Police, the Prosecutor’s Office, Correctional Centres, social workers, the Technical Implementation Unit for the Protection of Women and Children (UPT PPPA), advocates, paralegals, and clinical psychologists. “We hope that the collaboration established can further strengthen inter-agency synergy in creating a safe, comfortable, and child-friendly environment and support the realisation of Jakarta as a Child-Friendly City,” she concluded.