Objective: Street children problem is one of the most serious issues of underdeveloped communities in the world such as Iran, nowadays. Method: This paper tries to review international concepts, approaches and Iranian governmental programs for street children and presents a definite evaluation of official policies regarding street children in Iran at the same time. Findings: This evaluation shows tendency of change in governmental policies for street children from gathering toward attracting them to the supportive centers and separating the working street children from the children of the street in one hand, and a little attention to basic reasons of the problem, weakness in holding children’s trust to governmental centers, poor services and weak following up of children’s situation after discharging of the centers. Result: Then, reducing street children’s problem needs programs that focus on resolving its basic reasons, evaluation and promotion of supportive programs
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