Strengthening the implementation of legal policies on child abuse prevention

In recent years, the implementation of policies and laws on child abuse prevention and control in the province has always received the attention and direction of Party committees, authorities and the coordination of departments, branches and unions; achieving many positive results.

By strengthening the responsibility of local authorities in child protection, preventing violence and child sexual abuse; promoting support and intervention for children who are victims of violence and child sexual abuse; perfecting laws and policies on child protection, preventing violence and child sexual abuse; issuing standards and regulations for providing child protection services; encouraging the private sector to participate in providing child protection services. Developing child protection services in the fields of social welfare, health,education and justice; focusing on providing child protection services at home, educational institutions and medical facilities, improving the quality of activities of inter-sectoral coordination organizations on child protection at all levels; applying information technology to connect with the National Child Protection Hotline (number 111); Maintain effective implementation of information and reporting mechanisms at all levels on child protection, prevention and control of violence and child abuse, strengthen inter-sectoral inspection and examination work; build a national database on child protection, prevention of violence and child sexual abuse. [caption id="attachment_1216382" align="aligncenter" width="611"] Photo Collection[/caption] With the goal of striving by 2025, 100% of families with children will be provided with knowledge and skills on child protection in various forms; 100% of students will be guided and educated on knowledge, life skills and self-protection skills against acts of violence and sexual abuse with age-appropriate content; 100% of staff working on child protection at all levels, collaborators and volunteers will be improved in child protection capacity; child protection services. In particular, child protection services in emergency cases will be strengthened and developed in all provinces and cities; 100% of educational management agencies and educational institutions will organize communication to raise awareness, capacity, professional ethics and responsibility for preventing school violence and child sexual abuse to all managers, teachers, staff in educational institutions and learners; Implement support measures and timely interventions when detecting students suffering from school violence or sexual abuse; 100% of commune and district-level health facilities have enhanced medical capacity to provide health care services for children; 100% of police officers working to investigate cases of violence and sexual abuse of children have enhanced capacity to conduct child-friendly investigations; 40% of provinces and cities have established child-friendly investigation departments. Along with tasks such as communication, education, and social mobilization to raise awareness, responsibility, and skills on child protection and prevention of violence and child abuse for authorities at all levels, sectors, organizations, society, parents and children, and provide guidance to parents and caregivers on knowledge and skills on child protection to change awareness, attitudes, behaviors, and concepts in child protection. Propagating, educating, raising awareness and mobilizing society on preventing and combating violence and child sexual abuse, creating a safe living environment for children, preventing school violence; supporting and intervening for children who are victims of violence and sexual abuse in educational institutions, integrating educational content on prevention, support and intervention against school violence and child sexual abuse into school education plans; Implementing active, non-violent educational methods for learners, supporting and intervening for children who are victims of violence and sexual abuse in educational institutions, improving capacity, improving the quality and accessibility of child protection services, social work services for children who are victims of violence and sexual abuse, receiving medical examination and treatment, prevention and support, and intervention by the health sector for children who are victims of violence and sexual abuse, integrating child violence and sexual abuse prevention activities into medical examination and treatment activities for children and counseling and psychological support activities in hospitals, improving capacity for police officers to conduct child-friendly investigations, developing a model of a child- and juvenile-friendly Investigation Department. [caption id="attachment_1216383" align="aligncenter" width="870"] Photo Collection[/caption] Build an inter-sectoral coordination mechanism and form a social network on child protection, prevention and control of violence and child sexual abuse between relevant agencies and organizations, with the participation of postal staff, commune postmen and members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union , Vietnam Women's Union, Youth Union, Student Association, Red Cross, Vietnam Association for Protection of Children's Rights and social organizations, build inter-sectoral coordination regulations on prevention and control of violence and child sexual abuse between the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs and relevant agencies and organizations.

Cong Dao