We work with street children
and youths between the ages of 8 and 27 years, these live in groups and find
themselves … public spaces and without basic services such as water showers and
electrical energy.
The vast majority has a
very minimal level of concentration, the language they use is
concrete as is their thinking, in addition it is difficult for them to place e
themselves in place and time
Many of them lack any plans
for the future, for this reason many of them work occasionally or resort to
begging. And it is common that youths present with physical and or psychiatric
problems caused in a large part by the consumption of addictive substances.
In addition to this , nearly
all street peoples use more than one type of drug, being the inhalable
disolvents, marihuana and crack another form of cocaine (in order of
appearance) which complicates the options for detoxification.
How do we do it?
This is carried out by a
process of group evaluation and diagnosis, in this way the youths that conform
which permits the SOS en las calles team to identify the
necessities both in groups and on an individual basis, in this way attending to
question of sexual protection, addictions and violence.
In this way the SOS en las
calle team goes to the street every day with clear
objectives and defined activities, paying attention both to group activities
and on the other hand reflex ion directed to youths on an individual basis.
This allows that positive3 changes are made both within the group and in
children who enter into the Transition house.
The programs, which are
applied continuously in the street, are:
:::Prevensida Callejero
(prevent aids= pioneering methodology
for the prevention of the contagion of
Sexually Transmissible diseases and HIV/AIDs. This educational workshop
is carried out in the same place where the group is.
:::Chiras Pelas, Calacas
Flacas, which thanks to the traditions about death in Mexico,
makes street youths think about the them making them propose strategies for the
prevention.
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