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Abstract
Most research on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been conducted in high-income countries in the global North. The current longitudinal study examined the prevalence, overlap, and impact of ACEs in a sample of Brazilian children and adolescents who use city streets as spaces for socialization and survival (i.e., street-involved youth). Participants (N = 113; M age = 14.18 years) were recruited in three cities following standardized procedures. Most youth were male (80.5%) and non-White (91%). Lifetime exposure to ACEs was assessed at the first…
This study investigates the interplay and social relationships between young street dwellers and middle class residents, businesses, and police in one specific neighbourhood in urban Brazil. The purpose of this study was to: (1) examine the hegemonic exclusionary discourses that happen regarding ‘other’ poor people in general and boys and young men on the street in particular; (2) map out exclusionary mechanisms that guard the socio-spatial boundaries of an elite neighbourhood; and (3) explore less known but equally important inclusionary mechanisms, facilitating street life and…
This paper presents some of the research findings from a study of street children in Rio de Janeiro which was undertaken by the authors together with a team of street educators. The paper highlights the children’s life trajectories in terms of their own perceptions and representations and addresses key themes, such as the family, the process of going to the street and day to day living on the street. It discusses relationships with regard to the formation of groups and children’s interaction with adults on the street, and the processes of identity formation on the street which includes the…
This article shows that little has been done to change the situation for street children in Salvador.