Psychosocial Support Program – Solidary Chile Context in which it is being developed jointly with Civil Society

August 2011

Psychosocial Support Programs in Solidary Chile

Bridge Program2002 to present

For families living in extreme poverty

Links Program 2007 to present

For seniors who live by themselves

Support Program for Social

Integration of Street Persons

2008 to present

For street people

Opening Paths Program

2009 to present

For minor and adolescent children of

Persons Deprived of

Liberty

ImplementationFOSIS Municipality

ImplementationSENAMA

Municipality

ImplementationCivil Society

ImplementationCivil Society

Psychosocial Support Programs

•Obtain pertinent quality information regarding the opportunities offered by the support networks.•Expand communications and interpersonal relationship abilities.•Attain concrete goals and achievements based on effort.•Strengthen confidence in self, others and institutions

Develop basic Psychosocial Conditions

•Subsidy to pay for water consumption•Family Subsidy•Pro stay-at-school grant•Subsidy to pay for ID card•Social Allowance

Acces to subsidy and guaranteed

cash benefits

•Family Dynamics Support Programs•Employability and Income Generation Support Programs•Technical Assistance for the Physically Challenged•Pre-school and school Readiness Support Programs•Others

Preferential Access to social services

& benefits

Intervention Design

Autonomy

Generating conditions to enhance people’s capacity to work in organized fashion. Develop notions for self-generated solutions (autonomous problem solving).

Social Inclusion

Network approach. Synergic Action by actors in the field. Services and benefits available in local social network based on demand.

CRISIS INTERVENTION

NETWORK INTERVENTION

SOCIAL

CAPITAL

Empowerment

Generate conditions to strengthen human and social capital. Restore capacity to function. Support the generation of basic resolution competencies.

Intervention focuses on the internal sphere of people and families

Understood as all actions and discussions aimed at mobilizing internal resources (relation and attitude based) which are installed as new repertoires of action in

individuals & families

Intervention Design

Operational Model

MIDEPLANMIDEPLAN

SERPLACSERPLAC

In the Street

Program

In the Street

Program

Opening Paths

Program

Opening Paths

Program

People Living in the Streets

Children of People Deprived of their Liberty

Public or Private Executor Public or Private Executor Public or Private Executor Public or Private Executor

Central Level

RegionalLevel

Local Level (community)

Municipalities Municipalities, Governorships

Non-Profit Foundations, NGOs, Universities

Non-Profit Foundations, NGOs, Universities

Civil Society Participation

Executors:Foundations, NGOs, Universities

(Civil Society)

Executors:Foundations, NGOs, Universities

(Civil Society)

Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN) transfers financial and technical resources to enable civil society organizations to run programs. These organizations must comply with

pre-determined standards associated with quality and experience with interventions in these kinds of populations. The organizations replicate a defined model of

intervention, with latitude to adjust methodology. MIDEPLAN performs technical supervision and support to insure correct program implementation.

MIDEPLANIN THE STREET

PROGRAMOPENING PATHS

PROGRAM

Local Level (comunity)

National In-the-Street Plan2011- 2014

The Way Toward a Public Policy forPeople Living In the Streets

Information

Protection & Outreach Network

Children and Adolescents

Decent Night Program

Citizen Commitment

Gather and analyze relevant information with regards to the at-risk population and those already living in the street, to support decision making regarding public policy at the different territorial levels

Strengthen range of public programs through evaluation, articulation and creation of initiatives aimed at improving the quality of life and overcoming the condition of living in the street.

Design a strategy that involves a comprehensive approach to preventing, mitigating and eradicating the situation that leads to children and adolescents living in the street, working jointly with the new National Service for Minors SENAME

Lend support to the coordination of inter-ministry initiatives and those of other agencies to insure availability of lodging alternatives for people living in the street (shelters, hospices, nursing homes and rent subsidy)

Promote a culture based on respect and solidarity among all social groups in order to eradicate prejudice and discrimination against people living in the streets

This governmental strategy is aimed at the design and implementation of a Public Policy for People Living in the Street. This is an initiative lead by the Ministry of Planning (MIDEPLAN) with the participation of various public services, social and business organizations. It works in five areas:

National In-the-Street Plan 2011 - 2014

Our Commitment

Prevent :• There are multiple causes for being in a situation of living

in street: personal, family breakdown, structural, institution exit (release from prison, discharge from children’s institution.

Protect: • The people living in the street are subject to conditions that are conducive to risks to their physical, emotional and mental wellbeing. Alternatives must be deployed to mitigate this situation at all levels, with diversified intervention strategies to reveal the diversity of options

Promote:• People living in the street possess skills and strengths that

can be deployed to carry out their life projects. It is essential to support the active inclusion of people through jobs and working jointly to this end with the labor market.

National In-the-Street Plan: Toward the Design of a Public Policy

• LEGISLATION AND INSTITUTIONS

• Information updates• Coordinating public services• Subsidies to organizations• Develop new services• Detailed services charter• Regulations

• COMMITMENT & INNOVATION

• New initiatives• Fostering Volunteerism• Generating knowledge of

volunteerism, NGOs & RSE• Street Network

• ACTIVE CITIZENS• Participating in programs• Evaluating initiatives• Organizing collective efforts

• OPPORTUNITIES• Mixed Funding & RSE• Inclusive Projects (job

support)

State Civil Society

Persons Living in the

StreetBusiness

Actors and RolesNational In-the-Street Plan

Decent Night ProgramComponent of the National In-the-Street Plan2011- 2014

This program is the result of a presidential announcement in the May 21 speech, which reflects a government commitment to People Living in the Street and is considered a fundamental element of public policy aimed at this population.

At least two components are considered: (i) Winter Plan; (ii) Openings in temporary lodging for the remainder of the year in a mode that makes it possible to get off the street (spending the night under a roof).

This program was presented to the Treasury budget office with a $8,664 Billion budget, which comprises coverage for 6,000 daily openings in temporary lodging, including shelters, hospices and homes throughout the year.

The Decent Night users will extend beyond the Solidary Chile users

Should it be approved, this program will work in the SEPS and a task force shall be established and administration expenses assigned for the implementation of the technical model. There will be a communications strategy linking the community to the volunteer.

Principal Features

• 52 deaths among Persons Living in the Street in 2010, 15 PLS deaths in 2011 from January to the present.

• Arrangement with Hogar de Cristo and its Network of Collaborators• 5,000 different persons assisted• Services:

– 190 street teams on the beat, delivering food, clothing, and protection to individuals.– Temporary lodging in a Network of 39 Hospices (35 HC & 4 Network of collaborators)– 30 new shelters (in 29 communities around the country)

• Coverage of lodging to 30 July: 2,100 additional beds (97% covered) • Coverage of Fraternal Soup-Kitchens to July 30: 35 soup kitchens with 1,053 openings/day• Coverage of Street Beats: 1,176 people assisted/weekly • 300 HC workers and network, working full-time• 500 volunteers a day backing up street beats• Health Forum Response Facility: 30 Ministry of Health operators: 50 daily calls to Hogar de Cristo

(70% in RM) 100% of the cases assisted during street beats.• US$ 2.5 Investment

3.

Second National Registry of Persons in the Street

• To take place over the course of 6 consecutive days in all regions: August 16 to 21, 2011.

• 16 Roundtables in the country’s 15 regions starting March 2011, lead by SERPLACs & City government.

• 220 communities throughout Chile.• Volunteer pollsters participating: Volunteer Campaign Kick-off, Wednesday, July 20.

10,000 volunteers across the country needed (shifts).• Inclusion of Children and Youth Living in the Streets with active participation of

National Services for Minors (SENAME).• National Roundtable lead by MIDEPLAN and working with the Police, Ministry of

Interior, SENAME, INJUV, Hogar de Cristo, Street Network, Chilean Municipalities Association, Public Policy Dep. at Catholic University, Volunteer Network, Private Business through their areas of Corporate Social Responsibility.

• This initiative would not be possible without the participation of Civil Society.

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