In most Latin American countries, a substantial proportion of children grow up in circumstances of extreme deprivation and early independence. These include street youth , youngsters who work and sometimes live on city streets in developing countries. Most street youth research has been conducted from an applied perspective and emphasizes service and policy needs. Little developmental research has been conducted with street youth, and the long-term impact of street life is largely unknown. This review synthesizes empirical findings on the developmentally-relevant experiences of sub-groups of street youth in Latin America. It includes research in four areas: social networks, daily survival, health status, and psychological well-being. Direc...
Este artículo recupera los aportes de dos trabajos considerados clave en el campo de estudios de niñ...
Street children can be found worldwide, but their prevalence is higher in developing countries such ...
Introduction Improving the mental health of young people is a global public health priority. In Lat...
In most Latin American countries, a substantial proportion of children grow up in circumstances of e...
One of the greatest social welfare challenges confronting Latin American nations is the growing numb...
The growing problem of street children is among the most important child welfare problems today. Est...
Social networks and daily activities of children and adolescents living and/or working on the street...
This study investigated how homeless Brazilian youth experience the street and examined factors link...
There are eight million children on the streets of Brazil. As a result of this alarming statistic th...
This paper focuses on two key research from the area of the social studies on homeless child and you...
Objective: This paper examines the findings from recent studies of street children in Ethiopia. Meth...
Currently thousands of children and adolescents live in the streets of Managua, and this phenomenon ...
Review of the literature The increasing number of street children is a major social problem in the d...
IMPORTANCE: A systematic compilation of children and youth's reported reasons for street involvement...
Over 150 million children are living in the streets across the world today (UNICEF, 2006). The Domin...
Este artículo recupera los aportes de dos trabajos considerados clave en el campo de estudios de niñ...
Street children can be found worldwide, but their prevalence is higher in developing countries such ...
Introduction Improving the mental health of young people is a global public health priority. In Lat...
In most Latin American countries, a substantial proportion of children grow up in circumstances of e...
One of the greatest social welfare challenges confronting Latin American nations is the growing numb...
The growing problem of street children is among the most important child welfare problems today. Est...
Social networks and daily activities of children and adolescents living and/or working on the street...
This study investigated how homeless Brazilian youth experience the street and examined factors link...
There are eight million children on the streets of Brazil. As a result of this alarming statistic th...
This paper focuses on two key research from the area of the social studies on homeless child and you...
Objective: This paper examines the findings from recent studies of street children in Ethiopia. Meth...
Currently thousands of children and adolescents live in the streets of Managua, and this phenomenon ...
Review of the literature The increasing number of street children is a major social problem in the d...
IMPORTANCE: A systematic compilation of children and youth's reported reasons for street involvement...
Over 150 million children are living in the streets across the world today (UNICEF, 2006). The Domin...
Este artículo recupera los aportes de dos trabajos considerados clave en el campo de estudios de niñ...
Street children can be found worldwide, but their prevalence is higher in developing countries such ...
Introduction Improving the mental health of young people is a global public health priority. In Lat...