کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
345019 617474 2011 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Child psychiatry takes to the streets: A developmental partnership between a university institute and children and adolescents from the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Child psychiatry takes to the streets: A developmental partnership between a university institute and children and adolescents from the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveHigh levels of domestic violence, mental illness, and alienation from authorities are associated with high incidence of children/adolescents living on the streets in low and middle income countries. The Equilibrium Project (Programa Equilíbrio) was created to facilitate social reintegration through a virtual partnership between an academic psychiatric institute and highly vulnerable children and adolescents living on the streets, in group shelter with supervision, and in other high risk situations.MethodsDescriptive presentation of qualitative data and analysis of preliminary empirical data collected over a 24-month period.ResultsDialogue between academic professionals, street children, and city officials shaped The Equilibrium Project over the last 2 years. The program has progressively moved from a professional clinic setting to a community-based but protected activity center with recreational and professional services and an emphasis on linkage with social service agencies, city government and law enforcement officials in an academic research context. A total of 351 patients have been served of whom virtually all were neglected by their parents, 58.4% report physical or sexual abuse, 88.89% have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, 40.4% drug use. After 2 years of operation, 63.5% (n = 223) successfully completed or continue in treatment and 34.8% (n = 122) were reunited with their families.Conclusions and Practice implicationsProgram development guided by consumer input led to a successful program offering professional services in a protected community setting that facilitates social reintegration by providing “go between” services integrating relationships between alienated consumers and formal psychiatric, pediatric, social service, and criminal justice systems.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect - Volume 35, Issue 2, February 2011, Pages 89–95
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