Report: Causes, Decisions, Interventions – a Nationwide Seminar on the Causes, Forms and Tools of Support in the Crisis of Homelessness of Teenagers and Young Adults (Kazimierz Dolny 19–21 of May 2019)

Abstract

In May 2019, a seminar entitled “Causes, decisions, interventions – a nationwide seminar on the causes, forms and tools of support in the crisis of homelessness of teenagers and young adults” took place, organized by the po DRUGIE Foundation. Specialists from social reintegration services met in Kazimierz Dolny to discuss the crisis of homelessness of teenagers and young adults, especially among people leaving institutions such as foster care or rehabilitation centers. Why do we still face the problem of teenagers living on the street? Does the system support them properly? These questions were answered by lecturers at the seminar. They were supported by participants in the meeting, who shared experiences of their daily work in institutions with teenagers whose lives after leaving an institution are often focused on survival on the street, with no support or opportunities to solve the crisis.