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

Summary

This systematic review is available to read from the Cochrane Library.

Numbers 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. This paper summarises the effectiveness of interventions for street-connected children and young people that promote inclusion and reintegration and reduce harms. It explores the processes of successful intervention and models of change in this area, and attempts to understand how intervention effectiveness may vary in different contexts.