Mutuku, Francis Mutua2020-08-202020-08-202019-05Mutuku, Francis Mutua (2019). Psychosocial Factors That Influence the Rehabilitation of Street Children in Selected Rehabilitation Centers in Embakasi Sub-County, Kenya . School of Human and Social Sciences, Daystar University: Thesishttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/3215ThesisThe purpose of this study was to establish the psychosocial factors that influence the rehabilitation of street children in Embakasi, Nairobi County in Kenya. The study objectives were to; establish factors that attract the youth to the streets, analyze psychosocial factors that affect rehabilitation of street children and examine factors affecting successful reintegration of rehabilitated street children back to families or communities of origin. The study utilized a descriptive survey design, with a sample size consisted of 69 adolescent street children from three selected rehabilitation centers in Embakasi Sub County, Nairobi County. Respondents were selected using random sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaires and key informant interviews. Data was analyzed using SPSS (version 23). The results showed that factors that were responsible for the increase of street children included socio economic status of the parents at 83%. The study revealed that the factors that attracted children to the streets were poor economic status of the parents at 89%. Other factors identified included marital status of the families, as majority of the children interviewed were from dysfunctional families marred with domestic violence (72.3%), child labor and child neglect (59.6%). Further, the study showed that most of the rehabilitated street children would avoid going back to their families of origin. They cited lack of confidence and fear of being arrested by police who are given permission by their own family members. Lack of appreciation, feeling of sadness and hopelessness at the rehabilitation centers were among the top psychological factors that street children experienced at the rehabilitation facilities in Embakasi Sub-County. The study concluded that street children faced challenges when enrolled in rehabilitation centers from unfriendly teachers and staff of the centers and various emotional challenges that affected their rehabilitation process. The study recommended that there need to establish reasons why former street children fail to be reintegrated with their communities of origin after rehabilitation process.enPsychosocialRehabilitationStreet ChildrenRehabilitation CentersInfluenceThesis