摘要：Institutions included in this study of emergency short term shelters for children in crisis included 2 public counseling centers providing short term protection services for children and 12 emergency shelters for runaway children located in a metropolitan city in Korea. The institutions were examined with respect to their establishment,management,and programs. The researcher visited and interviewed workers employed in the institutions. In additions,12 children who had been cared for emergency shelters were surveyed with open-ended questions. The data consisted of information on founders,locations,purpose,current management,personnel,length of care,and number and grouping of children. Programs and daily schedules were also examined. Effective models of emergency short term shelters were discussed on the basis of the collected data..
