Citation

Szeintuch S. Br. J. Soc. Work 2015; 45(6): 1923-1934.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/bjsw/bcu103

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Street work was formalised in the nineteenth century, starting in the USA. After focusing initially on immigrants and people living in poverty, it gradually came to include many other target groups. Street workers now include mainly professionals, peers and volunteers. This critical commentary reviews the street work and outreach literature, covering such issues as definitions and intervention methods, terminology, target populations and aims. It concludes with a discussion of the review's key findings and some possible future research directions.