Integrated Policy Frameworks and Multisectoral Approaches to Address Drug Addiction and Street Children: a Global Analysis of Sustainable Interventions and Long-Term Impact

Abstract

Drug dependency and the issues of street kids form two interrelated social vices that require time-bound, all-encompassing, and perpetual solutions. This paper reviews the cogency of approached Policies Integration frameworks and multisectoral approaches in managing these dual issues. In the course of the study, various societal, financial, and psychological traits that contribute to substance dependency and homelessness among vulnerable children are outlined in a comprehensive analysis of vulnerable children from the world over. This highlights the lack of coordination in governmental sectors, non-governmental organizations, and community-based actors, which, for the same, requires integrated, culturally relevant approaches to a problem.

Citing many relevant cases, the work also discusses successful approaches to the prevention and early treatment of recidivism and the delivery of rehabilitation education and reintegration in the community, with equal emphasis on the prevention and medical model. Additionally, it assesses the long-term extension of these interventions regarding creating resilience, sustaining social cohesion, and preventing the likelihood of relapse to substance dependency and social exclusion.

The recommendations point to the urgent necessity of evidence-based policymaking, engaging civil society and minorities in policymaking processes, and building adequate and enduring financial and institutional commitments to expand these programs. Promoting improved international collaboration and cultural sensitivity in treatment and prevention methods, this paper outlines a theoretical framework aimed at the global war against drug addiction and the social emancipation of street children. It eventually serves the purpose of improving social justice, overall population health, and development globally.