ISPCAN 2008 DR. SARAH THOMAS DE BENÍTEZ Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) London School of Economics and Political Science [email_address] STATE OF THE WORLD’S STREET CHILDREN: VIOLENCE

‘ STREET’ CHILDREN - Understandings… STATE OF THE WORLD’S STREET CHILDREN REPORT Resource for action Reflection of networking and cooperation FINDINGS MAIN MESSAGES RECOMMENDATIONS OVERVIEW

‘ STREET’ CHILDREN - Understandings…

STATE OF THE WORLD’S STREET CHILDREN REPORT

Resource for action

Reflection of networking and cooperation

FINDINGS

MAIN MESSAGES

RECOMMENDATIONS

© Pep Bonet WHO ARE ‘STREET’ CHILDREN?

© Pep Bonet

© Robin Hammond NOT ‘JUST A THIRD WORLD’ PROBLEM’...

© Robin Hammond

© Karen Robinson FIRST GLOBAL REPORT PRO-ACTIVE – OFFERS WAYS FORWARD FROM CHILD TO POLICY 25 YEARS AFTER STREET CHILDREN FIRST MADE THE HEADLINES, GOVERNMENTS STILL USE VIOLENT TACTICS WITH STREET CHILDREN, CONTRAVENING THEIR RIGHTS, SCAPEGOATING THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES STATE OF THE WORLD’S STREET CHILDREN REPORT

© Karen Robinson

FIRST GLOBAL REPORT

PRO-ACTIVE – OFFERS WAYS FORWARD

FROM CHILD TO POLICY

A MATURING CIVIL SOCIETY CONSORTIUM – 50 + MEMBERS ‘ VIOLENCE’ WORKING GROUP EVIDENCE – 70 COUNTRIES 16 CSO CASE STUDIES CIVIL SOCIETY AND ACADEMIA EXPERT TASK FORCE & REVIEWERS DRAWING ‘PSYCHO’ AND ‘SOCIAL’ TOGETHER STATE OF THE WORLD’S STREET CHILDREN: VIOLENCE WHY NOW?

A MATURING CIVIL SOCIETY

CONSORTIUM – 50 + MEMBERS

‘ VIOLENCE’ WORKING GROUP

EVIDENCE – 70 COUNTRIES

16 CSO CASE STUDIES

CIVIL SOCIETY AND ACADEMIA

EXPERT TASK FORCE & REVIEWERS

DRAWING ‘PSYCHO’ AND ‘SOCIAL’ TOGETHER

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS 2. EXCLUSION AND AGENCY 4. MULTIPLE ACTORS STREET CHILDREN ACCUMULATE EXPERIENCES OF VIOLENCE FROM AN EARLY AGE. THESE FUNDAMENTALLY AFFECT CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT BUT ARE RARELY ADDRESSED BY POLICIES OR SERVICES © Dieter Telemans STATE OF THE WORLD’S STREET CHILDREN WHY FOCUS ON VIOLENCE?

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

2. EXCLUSION AND AGENCY

4. MULTIPLE ACTORS

Source: WHO (2002) World Report on Violence and Health. Geneva, World Health Organization ECOLOGICAL MODEL FOR UNDERSTANDING RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF VIOLENCE HOW’S OUR THINKING MOVING FORWARD? THINKING ECOLOGICALLY

TYPOLOGY OF VIOLENCE Source: WHO-ISPCAN (2006) Preventing Child Maltreatment: A guide to taking action and generating evidence DIMENSIONS OF VIOLENCE STREET CHILDREN

TYPOLOGY OF VIOLENCE

© Marcus Lyon CHILDREN – IN PERSISTENT EXCLUSION DEMONSTRATEAGENCY FAMILIES – BLAMED BUT LACK SUPPORT STREET CHILDREN AND FAMILIES RETAIN LINKS FINDINGS - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES...

© Marcus Lyon

© Dario Mitidieri CIVIL SOCIETY – MORE CONNECTED, BETTER RESOURCED, EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE AUTHORITIES – VIOLENCE SOMETIMES ENTRENCHED, BUT EXAMPLES OF INCLUSION & PROTECTION FINDINGS – CIVIL SOCIETY AND GOVERNMENTS...

© Dario Mitidieri

© Donna DeCesare STREET CHILDREN ARE BELOW THE STATISTICAL RADAR ‘ NUMBERS’ ARE A DISTRACTION PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH NOT INTEGRATED POOR RESEARCH FOR POLICY- MAKING © Donna DeCesare FINDINGS – ABOUT RESEARCH

© Donna DeCesare

STREET CHILDREN

ARE BELOW THE

STATISTICAL

RADAR

‘ NUMBERS’ ARE

A DISTRACTION

PSYCHOLOGICAL

AND SOCIAL

RESEARCH NOT

INTEGRATED

POOR RESEARCH

FOR POLICY-

MAKING

‘ STREET’ CHILDREN ARE BOMBARDED OVER TIME BY ABUSE FROM A RANGE OF SOURCES AND OF VARYING NATURES PREVENTION MEANS: SUPPORT FOR PARENTING AND FAMILIES, INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TO REDUCE LOCAL VIOLENCE PROTECTION MEANS: ENFORCEMENT OF RESPECT FOR CHILDREN, SAFE CARE SYSTEMS AND INVESTMENT IN EACH CHILD MAIN MESSAGES

‘ STREET’ CHILDREN ARE BOMBARDED OVER TIME BY ABUSE FROM A RANGE OF SOURCES AND OF VARYING NATURES

PREVENTION MEANS: SUPPORT FOR PARENTING AND FAMILIES, INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WORKING TO REDUCE LOCAL VIOLENCE

PROTECTION MEANS: ENFORCEMENT OF RESPECT FOR CHILDREN, SAFE CARE SYSTEMS AND INVESTMENT IN EACH CHILD

CHILD-CENTRED SOCIAL PROTECTION – EQUIP ‘STREET’ CHILDREN WITH STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES – PARENTING, UNIVERSAL CHILD BENEFIT CONNECTED COMMUNITIES – LINKING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INTO SERVICES STATE PROTECTION – MAKE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEMS SAFE STRENGTHEN RESEARCH – HOW TO PREVENT AND PROTECT CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SPACES REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS

CHILD-CENTRED SOCIAL PROTECTION – EQUIP ‘STREET’ CHILDREN WITH STRATEGIES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES – PARENTING, UNIVERSAL CHILD BENEFIT

CONNECTED COMMUNITIES – LINKING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES INTO SERVICES

STATE PROTECTION – MAKE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEMS SAFE

STRENGTHEN RESEARCH – HOW TO PREVENT AND PROTECT CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SPACES

JOIN FORCES WITH CONSORTIUM www.streetchildren.org.uk – ADVOCATE AND MOTIVATE GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT STREET CHILDREN SPREAD GOOD PRACTICE – INFORM PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN PREVENTION AND PROTECTION OF ‘STREET’ CHILDREN RESEARCH – ENCOURAGE PSYCHO-SOCIAL RESEARCH, AND RESEARCH FOR POLICY IMPROVEMENT HOW CAN WE USE THIS REPORT?

JOIN FORCES WITH CONSORTIUM www.streetchildren.org.uk – ADVOCATE AND MOTIVATE GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT STREET CHILDREN

SPREAD GOOD PRACTICE – INFORM PRACTITIONERS WORKING IN PREVENTION AND PROTECTION OF ‘STREET’ CHILDREN

RESEARCH – ENCOURAGE PSYCHO-SOCIAL RESEARCH, AND RESEARCH FOR POLICY IMPROVEMENT

CONSORTIUM FOR STREET CHILDREN WWW.STREETCHILDREN.ORG.UK THANK YOU

CONSORTIUM FOR

STREET CHILDREN

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