Yokohama City Ordinance to protect children from abuse

The "Yokohama City Ordinance for Protecting Children from Abuse" aims to be a child-friendly city, and all citizens work together to support children and families with the power of the community so that children will never be crueled and hurt. It was enacted on June 5, 2014 by member of the Diet proposal to build the making, and came into effect on November 5, 2014.
This ordinance sets out the basic philosophy for protecting children from abuse, and stipulates basic matters of prevention and early detection of abuse, protection of abused children, and other measures to protect children from abuse. The purpose is to comprehensively promote measures to protect the disease and contribute to the healthy growth of children's mind and body.
Seven years have passed since the enactment of this ordinance, and the status of response to child abuse surrounding the city has also changed, and the revision of the Child Welfare Law in 2016 and the revision of the Child Abuse Prevention Law in 2019. Based on this, for the purpose of protecting children's rights throughout the city and promoting initiatives to prevent abuse, some revisions of this ordinance, including the basic philosophy of this ordinance, the city, citizens, and parents. Was.
In addition to not abuse when raising children, parents also add content to support child care that does not harm the child's heart, such as corporal punishment, and also adds content to support child care that does not perform corporal punishment for parents.

It is a leaflet to deepen understanding about abuse prevention and to have you provide information (notify) from related organizations and local residents.