Objective This research project meets the EU guidelines for youth policy and the Lisbon strategy by focusing on socially excluded youth – homeless young people and those at risk of homelessness - and through promoting a dynamic understanding of their life-trajectories. It takes into account gender, ethnic minority and migrant status and its policy outcomes and programme recommendations will also apply to those with low education qualifications, and poor employment and social integration prospects. It involves the active participation of young people as co-researchers. Levels of youth homelessness vary between European countries in relation to the patterns of support available to young people and within countries in relation to gender, ethnic minority group and migrant status. However, even Mediterranean societies, with strong family support systems, have begun to experience youth homelessness amongst local as well as migrant populations. In Northern Europe interventionist programmes have been developed designed to: a) structure case work with hostel dwellers (the Netherlands 8-Steps Programme); b) prevent youth homelessness among those at risk through a cluster of local services (the UK Safe Moves programme). Working with NGOs, CSEYHP will: (1) Study the life trajectories of homeless youth populations in different national contexts, identifying risk, processes of social exclusion and points of reinsertion; (2) Introduce and investigate the use of the 8-Steps and Safe Moves programmes with NGOs working with homeless youth in NL, UK, P and CZ; (3) Investigate the roles of trusted adults, lead professionals, peer mentors and family members in delivering reinsertion strategies; and (4) Develop the concepts of risk, social exclusion and shelter exclusion both theoretically and practically. Expected impacts include change in the working practice of NGOs, empowerment for young people and national and EU recognition of the issue of youth homelessness. Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizationssocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiessocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemploymentsocial sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations Keywords NGOs ethnic minorities gender homelessness practitioner programmes prevention social inclusion youth Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH-2007-3.2-01 - Youth and social exclusion Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator Movisie - Kennis En Advies Voor Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling EU contribution € 298 313,00 Address Winthontlaan 4-6 3526 KV Utrecht Netherlands See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Thea Meinema (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 250 380,00 Address HOLLOWAY ROAD 166 220 N7 8DB London See on map Region London Inner London — East Haringey and Islington Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sue Bagwell (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRO DE INVESTIGACAO E ESTUDOS DE SOCIOLOGIA CRL Portugal EU contribution € 123 334,00 Address Av. das Forcas Armadas, Edif. ISCTE 2N19 1649-026 LISBOA See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Jose Casanova (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZITA KARLOVA Czechia EU contribution € 98 146,00 Address OVOCNY TRH 560/5 116 36 Praha 1 See on map Region Česko Praha Hlavní město Praha Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dagmar Voloscukova (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data