Dzieci ulicy: wczoraj i dziś. Zjawisko w perspektywie działań pomocowych
Street children as a social problem in the changing society. Study of welfare system in child protection

Summary/Abstract: Public opinion and Government are presently focusing a lot of attention on children and on childhood. The place of children in society and their welfare are the subject of particular interest and effort. There is particular concern for the situation of children who are emotionally homeless despite having a home and family, and who, due to insufficient support from family, take to the streets. This text contains a review of the concept of “street children”, with special emphasis on its traditional and modern applications in sociology. The author presents the results of her research into street children and the types of initiatives directed towards them in the Mazowsze province. The results reveal the social problem that street children present in Poland, the specificities and the weaknesses of the Polish care system in relation to street children, and existing and new means of solving the problem.

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