Reactive, Protective and Rights-Based Approaches in Work with Homeless Street Youth

Benítez, Sarah Thomas de

doi:10.1353/cye.2003.0004

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“…Agency is typically conceptualised as an element of young people's resilience, enabling street-connected children and youth, for example, to negotiate for their basic needs, draw on social support networks, and explore pathways to achieve their personal goals in a resourceful manner (for example Theron 2010). In an overview by the Consortium for Street Children (CSC), de Thomas Benitez states: "street children are recognized to be young people who experience a combination of multiple deprivations and streetconnectedness" (Thomas de Benitez 2011b). Children and young people may live and work on the street or in public spaces, work on the street and return to family homes or hostels at night, or a combination of these at different time periods.…”

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Interventions for Promoting Reintegration and Reducing Harmful Behaviour and Lifestyles in Street‐connected Children and Young People: A Systematic Review

Coren¹,

Hossain²,

Pardo³

et al. 2013

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This review assessed the effectiveness of interventions for improving outcomes among street‐connected children and young people, and for reducing some important health‐related risks; and to improve access to and integration into society, education, and employment opportunities. The outcome for integration was not measured in included studies. The same was the case for education and employment related outcomes ‐ none of the included studies measured literacy, numeracy, or participation in education or skills‐based employment. Several studies measured health‐related outcomes. Five studies investigate the effect of interventions to encourage safe or reduced sexual activity (e.g. numbers of partners, frequency of sex, HIV knowledge, unprotected sex, condom use and rates of abstinence). The results are mixed, lacking enough evidence to support any of the interventions. Eight studies report outcomes of interventions promoting safe or reduced substance use. The outcomes used a variety of measures in different studies at various times making it difficult to get a clear overview. The overall effect was mixed; some studies report positive effect and the others reported negative or no effect. Three studies investigate the effect of family therapy on substance abuse and report improvements in some of the measures. Eight studies investigate the effect of therapeutic interventions to improve mental health (including self‐esteem and depression) in street‐connected kids. In general, there is no significant improvement in the intervention group compared to the control group. In some instances, both groups improved from the baseline. Finally, two studies investigate the effect of family‐based approaches on family functioning. No differences were found between intervention and control conditions on most of the outcome measures used. Executive Summary/Abstract BACKGROUNDNumbers of street‐connected children and young people run into many millions worldwide and include children and young people who live or work in street environments. Whether or not they remain connected to their families of origin, and despite many strengths and resiliencies, they are vulnerable to a range of risks and are excluded from mainstream social structures and opportunities. OBJECTIVESTo summarise the effectiveness of interventions for street‐connected children and young people that promote inclusion and reintegration and reduce harms. To explore the processes of successful intervention and models of change in this area, and to understand how intervention effectiveness may vary in different contexts. SEARCH STRATEGYWe searched the following bibliographic databases, from inception to 2012, and various relevant non‐governmental and organisational websites: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL); MEDLINE and PreMEDLINE; EMBASE and EMBASE Classic; CINAHL; PsycINFO; ERIC; Sociological Abstracts; Social Services Abstracts; Social Work Abstracts; Healthstar; LILACS; System for Grey literature in Europe (OpenGrey); ProQuest Dissertations and Theses...

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