State of the World's Street Children: Research

Commissioned by CSC, State of the World's Street Children: Research brings together a comprehensive collection of literature about street children from the last decade. It draws on over 400 pieces of research, determining where advances have been made in the knowledge about this often over-looked group and dispelling some unfounded assumptions. It also identifies where the gaps are in current knowledge to reveal areas where further exploration is needed. The book is aimed at scholars, researchers, practitioners, NGOs and anyone with an interest in street children.

The book can be purchased via CSC's online shop.

You can download a PDF version of the report here.

A 'bibliographic database' containing details of all the references in the report and links (where available) to the research cited is available here.

This report is the second in a series of reports, following our 2007 report State of the World's Street Children: Violence.