Interventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and lifestyles in street-connected children and young people

Coren, Esther; Hossain, Rosa; Pardo, Jordi Pardo; Bakker, Brittany

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“…The authors suggest having safeguards in place to accommodate any youth who find the screening distressing (Robinson et al, 2011). Several other studies have examined the possibilities of iatrogenic effects as a result of screening programs and have not found evidence of such effects (Ballard et al, 2012;Crawford et al, 2011;Gould et al, 2005;Harris & Goh, 2016;Mathias et al, 2012). One study in particular found that the high-risk students exposed to suicide screening actually appeared to be less distressed and suicidal than high-risk students who were not exposed to the screening (Gould et al, 2005).…”

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“…Two articles described evaluations of the Reconnecting Youth program that was designed to decrease school deviance and involvement with drugs and improve management of moods for youth exhibiting high-risk behaviors. A study by Cho, Hallfors, and S anchez (2005) found that at 6-month follow-up, only negative program effects were seen; students showed decreased GPA, decreased school connectedness, lower conventional peer-bonding, increased anger,…”

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“…Many of these interventions focus on factors thought to be associated with reduced risk of suicidal behavior. For example, gatekeeper trainings and screening programs have resulted in greater identification of youths at potential risk and increased service referral, and awareness programs have been found to be associated with increased knowledge and help-seeking intentions (Condron et al, 2015;Gould et al, 2009;Strunk, King, Vidourek, & Sorter, 2014).…”

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“…Individual studies have suggested unintended consequences of psychosocial interventions (Poulin, Dishion, & Burraston, 2001;Wechsler et al, 2003), but most studies have not systematically assessed for and reported these outcomes. Meta-analytic reviews of interventions for a variety of youth problems have noted the absence or dearth of reports of unintended consequences and the need for documentation of adverse consequences (Coren, Hossain, Pardo Pardo, & Bakker, 2016;Hawton et al, 2015;Thomas, Baker, Thomas, & Lorenzetti, 2015).…”

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“…UNANTICIPATED CONSEQUENCES OF SUICIDE PREVENTION and higher affiliation with high-risk peers. Cho et al (2005) highlighted that any gains seen immediately after this classroom-based program was implemented were reversed by the point of the 6-month follow-up. S anchez et al (2007) assessed the impact of Reconnecting Youth as a consequence of implementation fidelity.…”

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Causes of Child and Youth Homelessness in Developed and Developing Countries

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IMPORTANCE A systematic compilation of children and youth's reported reasons for street involvement is lacking. Without empirical data on these reasons, the policies developed or implemented to mitigate street involvement are not responsive to the needs of these children and youth. OBJECTIVETo systematically analyze the self-reported reasons why children and youth around the world become street-involved and to analyze the available data by level of human development, geographic region, and sex.DATA SOURCES Electronic searches of Scopus, PsychINFO, EMBASE, POPLINE, PubMed, ERIC, and the Social Sciences Citation Index were conducted from January 1, 1990, to the third week of July 2013. We searched the peer-reviewed literature for studies that reported quantitative reasons for street involvement. The following broad search strategy was used to search the databases: "street children" OR "street youth" OR "homeless youth" OR "homeless children" OR "runaway children" OR "runaway youth" or "homeless persons."STUDY SELECTION Studies were included if they met the following inclusion criteria:(1) participants were 24 years of age or younger, (2) participants met our definition of street-connected children and youth, and (3) the quantitative reasons for street involvement were reported. We reviewed 318 full texts and identified 49 eligible studies.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Data were extracted by 2 independent reviewers. We fit logistic mixed-effects models to estimate the pooled prevalence of each reason and to estimate subgroup pooled prevalence by development level or geographic region. The meta-analysis was conducted from February to August 2015. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESWe created the following categories based on the reported reasons in the literature: poverty, abuse, family conflict, delinquency, psychosocial health, and other. RESULTSIn total, there were 13 559 participants from 24 countries, of which 21 represented developing countries. The most commonly reported reason for street involvement was poverty, with a pooled-prevalence estimate of 39% (95% CI, 29%-51%). Forty-seven studies included in this review reported family conflict as the reason for street involvement, with a pooled prevalence of 32% (95% CI, 26%-39%). Abuse was equally reported in developing and developed countries as the reason for street involvement, with a pooled prevalence of 26% (95% CI, 18%-35%). Delinquency was the least frequently cited reason overall, with a pooled prevalence of 10% (95% CI, 5%-20%). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEThe street-connected children and youth who provided reasons for their street involvement infrequently identified delinquent behaviors for their circumstances and highlighted the role of poverty as a driving factor. They require support and protection, and governments globally are called on to reduce the socioeconomic inequities that cause children and youth to turn to the streets in the first place, in all regions of the world.

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In street-connected young people, how do interventions to promote reintegration help to reduce harmful behavior and lifestyles?

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Interventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and lifestyles in street-connected children and young people

Abstract: Interventions for promoting reintegration and reducing harmful behaviour and lifestyles in street-connected children and young people.

Cited by 46 publications

References 119 publications

Examining the Unanticipated Adverse Consequences of Youth Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Prevention Programs

Examining the Unanticipated Adverse Consequences of Youth Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Literature Review with Recommendations for Prevention Programs

Causes of Child and Youth Homelessness in Developed and Developing Countries

In street-connected young people, how do interventions to promote reintegration help to reduce harmful behavior and lifestyles?

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