Metropolitan Observatory for Street Children and Youngsters: A Chilean Experience of an Innovative Model

Country
Chile
Region
South America
Language
English
Year Published
2013
Author
Emillia Valenzuela Vergara, Paula Margotta Meneses, Paula Bedregal García, Liliana Guerra Aburto
Organisation
No data
Topics
Health Research, data collection and evidence
Summary

This article is published in the Journal of Applied Research on Children. It is distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons (Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives) license.

In Chile, street children and youngsters’ situations have changed significantly over the last decades. The Metropolitan Observatory is an innovative organization that makes it possible to follow this vulnerable group. The Observatory is becoming a pioneering actor in the subject, thanks to the participative work and agreed consensus of different institutions involved. The aim of this paper is to introduce the innovative cross-sectoral work done by the Metropolitan Observatory for street children and youth.

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