PERANAN DINAS SOSIAL KOTA PADANG DALAM PENANGANAN ANAK TERLANTAR DI KOTA PADANG

Abstract

According to the Mayor of Padang Regulation Number 52 of 2022, it states that the Padang City Social Service has the task of assisting the Mayor in carrying out government affairs in the social sector, abandoned children are one of the most common social welfare problems in Padang City, this is a social problem that must be handled by Padang City Social Service. Formulation of the problem: 1) What is the role of the Padang City social service in handling neglected children in Padang City? 2) What are the obstacles found by the Padang City Social Service when carrying out their role in handling neglected children in Padang City? 3) What are the efforts made by the Padang City Social Service to overcome the obstacles found when carrying out their role in handling neglected children in Padang City? This type of research uses a sociological juridical approach. Data sources are primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques through interviews, document studies and qualitative data analysis. The results of the study: 1) The Padang City Social Service receives complaints of neglected children, conducts assessments, planning interventions, interventions, and evaluations. 2) Obstacles found by the Padang City Social Service were the lack of coordination between the Padang City Social Service and the Padang City Office for Women's Empowerment, Child Protection, Population Control, and Family Planning, lack of awareness from families of abandoned children and the community in their environment, lack of facilities, and poverty. 3) The efforts made by the Padang City Social Service are improving coordination with the Office for Women's Empowerment, Child Protection, Population Control, and Family Planning, conducting outreach to the community, Revision of Child Social Welfare Organizations Against the Law of Mother's Love, and providing assistance. Keywords: Peranan, Dinas Sosial, Anak Terlantar.