Behind the steady rhythm of classrooms, neighborhoods, and family homes lies a quieter crisis confronting the city’s youngest residents. From January to March this year, the City Social Welfare and Development Office recorded 33 child abuse cases, 48 incidents involving Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL), and 30 Children at Risk (CAR) cases—figures that authorities say reveal the urgent need to move beyond reactive intervention toward long-term prevention. For the city