The large number of street children in Latin America, the lack of a clear definition of the
problem, its complex causes, the lack of'a solution'and the uncertainty regarding the …

The growing problem of street children is among the most important child welfare problems
today. Estimates are that there are as many as 25 million street children in Latin America …

A notable absentee from the ten-point action plan set out by the 1990 World Summit for
Children was the issue of street children. Y et such children are a common sight in cities of …

Obstacles to definitions and their implications It has been said that the term'street
children'says little more about the members of the population it proports to describe than …

This study presents an overview of the situation of street children and youth in urban Latin
America. Findings from numerous studies throughout the region, including original studies …

One of the greatest social welfare challenges confronting Latin American nations is the
growing number of children and adoles-cents seeking their survival on city streets. The …

Worldwide the number of street children is growing rapidly as the economies of most
developing nations have slowed. Visible in nearly all of the larger cities of the developing …

One of the growing and most serious problems in child welfare is that of “street children” in
Latin America and the United States. This paper presents a descriptive analysis of street …

A first obstacle in delineating a community-based strategy to work with poor urban children
are concepts like" street" children. Such a terminology refers to a complicated aggregate of …

This article focuses on the long-standing global concern of children who live or work on the
street, with developing countries having a larger share of the problem. It reviews the …