The lived experiences of street children in Durban, South Africa: Violence, substance use, and resilience

South African studies have suggested that street children are resilient but also suicidal, engage in unprotected sex and other high risk sexual behaviour as a means of survival, have high rates of substance abuse and are physically abused and stigmatized due to their state of homelessness. However,...

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Main Authors: Frances Hills, Anna Meyer-Weitz, Kwaku Oppong Asante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being
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Online Access:http://www.ijqhw.net/index.php/qhw/article/view/30302/47091