According to statistics from the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Bac Kan province, there were 14 cases of child abuse in the province, including 13 cases of sexual abuse and 1 case of child violence, in 2022.

The loca police received and resolved 16 reports, criminal denunciations and recommendations for prosecution related to children; decided to prosecute 14 criminal cases/18 defendants.

To solve this situation, the People's Council of Bac Kan province has issued 11 resolutions related to child care and education. Of which, Resolution No. 16/2020/NQ-HDND regulates the titles, numbers, and allowance levels for people working part-time at the commune level, and regulates the titles of people working in child protection. Commune.

To date, 108/108 communes, wards and towns in the province have appointed people to work in child protection at the commune level.

The Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs opens training classes for children's work staff at all levels, especially at the grassroots level, to effectively carry out advisory work, develop plans and organize implementation. Carrying out the work of protecting and caring for children in general and exercising children's rights in particular. At the same time, it contributes to equipping knowledge about policies and laws in the protection and care of children; Managing and monitoring children and child protection skills.

As for the Provincial People's Committee, 10 models of child protection in the community have been built; 2 models to support abandoned, helpless, and disabled children in the community; 2 prevention models to help street children and children who have to work hard in toxic and dangerous conditions; 3 models for preventing and supporting children who are sexually abused and subjected to violence; 10 models of providing and connecting health care support services, education, legal aid and basic social services for children who are abused or at risk of violence, exploitation and abandonment falls, children with special circumstances in 8 districts and cities.

Organize the Forum "Children participating in building a safe, friendly and healthy living environment" to discuss, contribute ideas and recommendations on topics such as: Participate in preventing violence and child abuse Children; Children participate in preventing and minimizing injuries, drowning accidents, and traffic accidents; Children participate in protecting children in the online environment; Children participate in preventing and combating climate change , epidemics, natural disasters; Children participate in preventing child labor against the law.

Bac Kan province has also focused on innovating both content and form in propaganda work to prevent and combat child abuse.

Propaganda materials on preventing and combating abuse and injuries to children are compiled with content that is easy to understand and implement. It deals deeply with preventing and combating child sexual abuse such as: Clearly distinguishing between forms of child sexual abuse; Responsibilities of the community, family and children in preventing child sexual abuse crimes; Common types of injuries in children; Some measures to prevent and avoid accidents and injuries in children...

In 2021 and 2022, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs organized the distribution of 80,340 propaganda leaflets about the National Child Protection Hotline 111; 6,058 communication leaflets on basic knowledge and skills on child sexual abuse prevention and control for parents and family members.

Along with that, communication is carried out directly to children, parents, child care providers, officials and civil servants working in child protection, and young collaborators. children... to effectively carry out the work of preventing and combating child abuse right in the community.

To promote children's right to participate, many children's forums have been organized. In 2022, the ninth Bac Kan Province Children's Forum took place with the theme "Join hands to protect children, speak up to prevent and combat child abuse and violence". From there, it contributes to creating a change in awareness and action of all levels, sectors and the whole society on implementing children's rights, aiming to build a safe, friendly, equal and healthy living environment for children. every child, creating conditions for children to develop comprehensively.

In addition, support and intervention in cases of abused children are directed and implemented promptly by authorities at all levels and functional agencies. Child abuse cases are promptly investigated, clarified, and strictly handled before the law, without letting the case drag on.

In the coming time, the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, party committees, and authorities at all levels of Bac Kan province need to continue to provide drastic direction, including goals, targets, and tasks of protecting and caring for children in the resolution. decisions, programs, and plans for socio-economic development to focus on leadership and direction of implementation.

Promote propaganda, dissemination and education of laws on child protection and preventionchild abuse. Strengthen the direction of investigation and handling of crimes against children combined with the fight and prevention of law violations among adolescents and students and mobilize people to promptly report acts of abuse. children. Well organize mobile trials and mock trials for child abuse cases.

In particular, it is necessary to create a safe, friendly and equal environment so that children have the opportunity to comprehensively develop physically, personally, and intellectually with the participation of the whole community.

Thuy Vi