Publications by authors named "Kelvin Munene"
Article Synopsis
- Street-involved children and youth (SICY) face numerous challenges, including abuse and social exclusion, with an estimated 10-15 million SICY globally, over 250,000 in Kenya.
- A study analyzed the impact of street exposure duration and sleeping locations on abuse experiences among 228 formerly SICY in Kenya, revealing high rates of physical, emotional, and economic abuse.
- The findings emphasize the need for early intervention and trauma-informed approaches to effectively support the reintegration of SICY, considering the timing and types of abuse they encounter.
Background: Street-migration of children is a global problem with sparse multi-level or longitudinal data. Such data are required to inform robust street-migration prevention efforts.
Objective: This study analyzes longitudinal cohort data to identify factors predicting street-migration of children - at caregiver- and village-levels.
Introduction: Millions of children and youth live on city streets across the globe, vulnerable to substance use, abuse, material and structural neglect. Structural resilience, the re-establishment of access to structural goods within a society such as housing, education, and healthcare following some interruption, provides an orientation for research and interventional efforts with street-involved children and youth (SICY). Further, a structural resilience framework supports organizing interactions between levels and sectors of a socio-ecology.
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