Table 2.

Welfare strategies to mitigate child and youth street involvement, human rights concerns, and impacts on health equity

Policy or intervention	Quotation from study participant	Existing	Proposed	Relevant provision(s) from the Convention on the Rights of the Child	Context	Impacts on health equity
Family reunification and repatriation	“Some said they had homes, but a small percentage had nowhere to go, and I remember working with the police and the civil society to remove them from the streets. We took them home and barely two weeks later they were back on the streets.” (children’s officer)	X		Article 20 on the right to special protection and assistance for children deprived of a family environment	Macro level: Public policy Meso level: Community	↑↓ Exposure ↑↓ Vulnerabilities
Rescue centers and rehabilitation facilities	“Yes, because I feel these children are really suffering and they sniff glue. They should be well taken care of, even if they are locked up somewhere and given security and leave only when they have been rehabilitated. They should also be educated.” (police officer)	X		Article 20 on the right to special protection and assistance for children deprived of a family environment Article 3(3) on standards of care and protection institutions, services, and facilities Article 25 on periodic review of placements	Macro level: Public policy Meso level: Community	↑↓ Exposure ↑↓ Vulnerabilities
Children’s home	“For the small ones, there should be a children’s home that is funded partially by the community and partially by government, it would really help them. They are bright and they can learn.” (vendor)	X		Article 20 on the right to special protection and assistance for children deprived of a family environment Article 3(3) on standards of care and protection institutions, services, and facilities Article 25 on periodic review of placements	Macro level: Public policy Meso level: Community	↑↓ Exposure ↑↓ Vulnerabilities
Education	“Find ways of handling those who are already here by forcing them to go to school, of course talk to them first and they may do what you are telling them. Some may want to go to vocational trainings. Give them a period and those who would still refuse after this period, take actions on them because sometimes force is good.” (religious leader)		X	Article 28 on education Article 29 on the aims of education	Macro level: Public policy	↑ Stratification ↑ Exposure