<![CDATA[Underage marriage is a complex social problem in Indonesia, including in West Java Province which is ranked 3rd highest nationally for child marriage. This practice not only violates children's basic rights, but also has an impact on high school dropout rates, structural poverty, and vulnerability to domestic violence. The West Java Provincial Government through the Women's Empowerment Office for Child Protection and Family Planning (DP3AKB) created the Stop Child Marriage (STOPAN) program to formulate a comprehensive policy approach and collaborate across sectors with the government, academia, media, businesses and communities in West Java with the aim of significantly reducing the rate of child marriage. This study aims to analyze how the implementation of the STOPAN program in West Java Province in reducing the rate of underage marriage. This study also aims to analyze the extent of STOPAN's effectiveness in reducing underage marriage when viewed from the perspective of George Edward III's public policy implementation theory. This study uses a qualitative-descriptive approach with a case study method. The results of the study show that the implementation of the STOPAN program shows partial effectiveness in reducing the rate of child marriage. This is shown by the decrease in the number of marriage dispensation applications in districts/cities in the West Java region. Based on data from the High Court of Religion of West Java Province, marriage dispensation in West Java Province tends to decrease during the STOPAN program, in 2021 there were 6,794 cases, in 2022 there were 5,523 cases, in 2023 there were 4599, and in 2024 there were 3,631. However, there are still many people who practice serial marriage. Index of the proportion of women aged 20-24 years who are married or living together before the age of 18 according to 2021-2024. In 2021 it amounted to 10.09%, in 2022 it amounted to 8.65%, in 2023 it amounted to 6.79, in 2024 it amounted to 5.78%. The child marriage index during the STOPAN program period in 2021-2024 experienced an average annual decrease of 1.45%. Using George C. Edward III's policy implementation theory, it can be concluded that the success of the STOPAN program is largely determined by four factors: policy communication, resources, implementing disposition, and bureaucratic structure. The STOPAN program shows a fairly good performance in terms of communication and resources, but is still weak in implementation consistency (implementing disposition) and is not optimal in the monitoring and evaluation structure at the local level.]]>
