RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has introduced an initiative to build up children rehabilitation efforts through the dissemination of an educational flipbook socialization titled “Supporting Children Towards Recovery from Narcotics Addiction.” The event was held online from the Hoegeng Room at the BNN office in East Jakarta, Wednesday, April 15, 2026.

As quoted by bnn.go.id, the event was attended by representatives from BNN Rehabilitation Service Units (UPT), Provincial BNN Offices (BNNP), and Regency/City BNN Offices (BNNK) from across Indonesia.

In addition, BNN stated that the program is a response to the increasing vulnerability of children to narcotics abuse, while also aiming at enhancing the capacity of rehabilitation officers to provide more effective and targeted assistance.

The Directorate for Strengthening Government Rehabilitation Institutions (PLRIP) under the Deputy for Rehabilitation at BNN, as the organizer, underscored that approaches to children cannot be equated with those for adults. Therefore, more adaptive, communicative, and long-term recovery-oriented methods are fully required.

The event was also attended by various stakeholders, including the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (KPPPA), regional Offices for Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection (DP3A), UNICEF, the Colombo Plan, the Indonesian Association of Addiction Counsellors (HIMKI), the Indonesian Association of Assistant Addiction Counsellors (HASKI), as well as other rehabilitation partners.

In her remarks, the Director of PLRIP, Dr. Amrita Devi, revealed that the prevalence of drug use has reached 2.77%, equivalent to approximately 5.43 million Indonesians aged 15–64. “This condition is a serious alarm for all of us, especially in protecting children as a vulnerable group exposed to narcotics,” she conveyed.

Moreover, Amrita affirmed that rehabilitation approaches for children require different and more empathetic methods. “In the field, officers often face challenges in communicating with children and their families, as well as in delivering educational messages that are easy to understand. Therefore, effective tools are needed,” she said.

Through the flipbook introduced in the program, rehabilitation officers are equipped with a practical and applicable educational medium. The material is designed to facilitate the delivery of information in a systematic, simple, and effective manner to both children and their parents, making the service process more structured.

In conclusion, BNN underlined that the success of children’s recovery from narcotics addiction is determined not only by rehabilitation methods, but also by the consistency of support and cross-sector collaboration. The agency said officers play a strategic role as the frontline in providing hope and change for children affected by narcotics abuse.