Strategies to Ensure the Welfare of Street Children

10.4103/1011-4564.156025

Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava；Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava；Jegadeesh Ramasamy

Street children ； abuse ； global ； mental health

Journal of Medical Sciences

35卷2期（2015 / 04 / 01）

88 - 90

英文

Street children refer to a vulnerable section of children who lives on the street in the absence of any guidance of a responsible person, to ensure their own or their family's survival. Multiple determinants have been ascertained in the causation of the menace of street children. In order to address the challenges faced by street children, there is an indispensable need to develop a comprehensive strategy by involving all the concerned stakeholders. To conclude, to counter the menace of street children, there is a definite need to understand the role of heterogeneous determinants that push children towards street life, so that the welfare needs of street children can be safeguarded and the problem can be addressed at the grass root level.