Prevention of youth homelessness

Magistrsko delo se osredotoča na problematiko brezdomstva mladih v slovenskem prostoru. V teoretičnem delu so opredeljeni osnovni pojmi in družbeni kontekst, ki vpliva na pojav brezdomstva mladih v Sloveniji. Drugi del teoretičnega dela je posvečen opisu uspešnih programov in projektov iz tujine, katerih namen je preprečevanje brezdomstva mladih ali pomoč mladim brezdomnim. Empirični del je posvečen razumevanju življenjskih poti mladih brezdomnih in njihovim strategijam preživetja. Poleg tega je namen empiričnega dela preveriti, ali v slovenskem prostoru obstajajo programi ali prilagoditve obstoječih programov za mlade in brezdomne. Delo ponuja vpogled v položaj brezdomnih mladih ter ponuja napotke, predloge in priporočila za razvoj socialnopedagoških praks na tem področju.The thesis focuses on the issue of homelessness of young people in Slovenia. In the theoretical part, the basic concepts are defined and the social context which is at the source of youth homelessness in Slovenia. This is followed by a description of successful programs and projects from abroad which aim to prevent youth homelessness or help young people who experience it. The empirical part is examining life pathways of young homeless people and their survival strategies. An additional aim of the study is to check whether programs or adjustments of existing programs for young and homeless people in Slovenia exist. The work offers an insight into the situation of the homeless young people and provides guidelines, suggestions and recommendations for developing the practices of social pedagogy in this field