The role of community organization on child and youth risk prevention : a case study of Thoung Song Hong 324 housing community, Lak Si District, Bangkok
Abstract:
This research has three main objectives. The first objective is to examine the process of managing and strengthening community which will result in child care and protection from social risks. The second objective is to analyze the role of the community in taking care and preventing child and youth from social problems. The last objective is to suggest how community in Bangkok can take care and prevent social risk in child and youth. This study was carried out using qualitative research methods and the data was collected through participant observation, in-depth interview, group interview and focus group discussion. This study shows that social risk of child and youth in Thoung Song Hong 324 housing community is caused by social development. People in this community came from many different areas; therefore, they lack of sense of belonging and overlook environment and social issues in this community. The situations this community is facing such as environmental problems and drug dealing problems make it difficult to live here. These occurrences make habitants feel unsecured and became social risk on child and youth. Thoung Song Hong 324 housing community organization has managed these social risks by using the process of livable community and process of strengthening community which originated from reconstructing physical and environment in order to inspect easily as well as initiating drug surveillance activities and discipline training activities to protect youth from deviation behaviors. The most important condition that makes the social risk management more efficient and concrete is the potential and ability of the leader of this community who plays a crucial role in the process of movement to get along well. This study discovers that if a risk protection process become sustainable, a buiding new potential leader is important and necessary.