“This case is a reminder of the urgent need to strengthen access to counseling services, mental health care, and family protection,” special staff to the minister for disaster resource mobilization, said Mochammad Luthfie Beta, remarked here on Monday.
Beta assured that the family is receiving government support, both through psychosocial support and ongoing protective services.
The government emphasized the importance of cross-sector collaboration to ensure that families facing similar crises can quickly get assistance.
The ministry has coordinated with the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA), the Ministry of Health, the state health insurer BPJS, and the local government, is strengthening its partnership in providing protective services.
Beta stressed that the handling steps must go beyond case handling, but also include preventive measures such as family counseling, psychosocial support, and early intervention to address life pressures experienced by the people.
“We want to ensure that no family is left behind, especially in times of severe life stress. The state will always be present to protect its people,” he said.
The tragedy involved a 34-year-old mother, identified as the initials EN, who was found dead along with her two children, aged nine years and 11 months, at a rented house in Banjaran on Friday (September 5).
The incident was first discovered by her husband, YS, who had just returned home from work early that morning. Police found a suicide note detailing EN’s emotional distress and feelings of despair.
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