Evaluation report
Preventing Violence against Children: Assessing the Effectiveness of the Women and Children Protection Task Force
Elita Ulfiana, Tri Utami Utami, Khasan Ubaidillah ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study evaluates a Women and Children Protection Task Force in Sukoharjo Regency, Indonesia, which aims to prevent violence against children. The task force is a cross-sector collaboration involving government, health, psychology, and community organisations. The evaluation found the task force to be highly effective, with clear goals, prompt case handling, comprehensive services, and fewer reported cases of child violence. The researchers suggest this model could be integrated into early childhood education programs as a preventive strategy.
Key points
- Violence against children increased during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The task force demonstrated clear goal orientation and timely case handling
- Comprehensive holistic services were provided to affected children
- Reported cases of violence against children were reduced
- A cross-sector approach is practical for child violence prevention
Limitations
The study used a qualitative case study design with only 15 key informants in one regency, which limits generalisation to other settings. There is no comparison group or baseline data presented, so the reduction in cases cannot be definitively attributed to the task force intervention alone.
Abstract
The increase in cases of violence against children during the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the urgent need for effective and coordinated child protection efforts, as such violence has severe long-term impacts on children's physical and psychological Development. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of the Women and Children Protection Task Force in preventing violence against children in Sukoharjo Regency. The study employed a qualitative case study approach involving 15 key informants from cross-sector institutions, including government agencies, health services, psychologists, and community representatives. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, observation, and document analysis. Data analysis was conducted using the Miles and Huberman interactive model, with sources, methods, and theories triangulated to ensure validity. The findings indicate a high level of effectiveness, reflected in clear goal orientation, timely case handling, comprehensive holistic services, and a reduction in reported cases of violence against children. These results imply that a cross-sector task-force-based approach is practical for child violence prevention and can be integrated into early childhood education programs as a sustainable preventive strategy.
Findings the Hub has extracted
Each claim below is labelled by its type of design and links back to this report.
- Intervention
- Women and Children Protection Task Force - a cross-sector coordination mechanism involving government agencies, health services, psychologists, and community representatives
- Population
- Children in Sukoharjo Regency, Indonesia; task force personnel and stakeholders from cross-sector institutions
Key finding
High level of effectiveness reflected in clear goal orientation
Ulfiana et al. · OpenAlex · 28 Dec 2025