Street children may seem like a thing of the past, but they are definitely not. Street children are a very real problem in several regions. Dennis Lepak reveals some insight while talking to a congressional subcommittee; "Children are put in inappropriate placements, not designed to offer family counseling, psychiatric treatment, or drug treatment. Children are not prepared to return to families, nor are they provided with a specialized educational and vocational training they need to survive after they become 18." As a result, says Lepak: "They become the new homeless” (“A Criticle Look at the Foster Care System,” N.D.).
