Learning from practice. Publishing what improves protection.
A growing library of RMFSL articles, practice reflections and field learning on trauma recovery, readiness, family preparation and lasting reintegration.
What practice is teaching us.
These articles record RMFSL’s developing practice and field learning. They are written to help practitioners, partners and supporters understand not only what we do, but why the sequence matters.
SkillPath for Rescue Mission for Street Life
RMFSL’s recovery-to-work pathway for older street-connected children and young people, connecting readiness, practical training, placement and follow-up.
Read publication →Insights from the work.
6 articles · newest first
Even in the Hardest Places, Healing Starts With Play
A field reflection on how structured play creates safety, expression and connection for children living through difficult circumstances.
Read article →
Why Play Is Not Optional in Trauma Recovery
Why play is a serious child-protection practice and a vital pathway through which children communicate, reconnect and recover.
Read article →
Healing Begins With Play: A Trauma Recovery Pathway
How guided play, movement and storytelling can form a structured recovery pathway rather than a stand-alone activity.
Read article →
What Trauma Recovery Looks Like in Practice
A readiness-based framework for recognising change in street-connected children through repeated, observable practice.
Read article →
Why Healing Must Come Before Reintegration
Why return should follow recovery and preparation, and why reintegration can fail when healing is treated as an afterthought.
Read article →Learning should remain open, useful and current.
New articles, practice notes and publications will be added here as RMFSL’s evidence and experience grow.