Unaccompanied refugee children – vulnerability and agency

Eide, Ketil; Hjern, Anders

doi:10.1111/apa.12258

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“…Compared with those accompanied by parents, unaccompanied adolescents are more likely to have experienced higher rates of traumatic events in their country of origin and have been found to have more mental health problems, including depression and post-traumatic stress 62. Provision of adequate social support and education improves mental health and successful long-term resettlement.…”

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Health of adolescent refugees resettling in high-income countries

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Section: Resettlement Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health of adolescent refugees resettling in high-income countries

et al. 2015

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“…An intervention in Salinas, California among unaccompanied Central American minors unknowingly put adolescents who fled violence and death threats in the same room as adolescents who may have been related to or acquainted with the perpetrators [48]. Complexities in evaluation can also include community resilience [49–52]. Evaluation studies examining the mental and physical health of unaccompanied minors in high-income countries show long-term improvement years after initial resettlement [49].…”

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Addressing refugee health through evidence-based policies: a case study

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Carter‐Pokras

Ingleby

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Annals of Epidemiology

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The cumulative total of persons forced to leave their country for fear of persecution or organized violence reached an unprecedented 24.5 million by the end of 2015. Providing equitable access to appropriate health services for these highly diverse newcomers poses challenges for receiving countries. In this case study, we illustrate the importance of translating epidemiology into policy to address the health needs of refugees by highlighting examples of what works as well as identifying important policy-relevant gaps in knowledge. First, we formed an international working group of epidemiologists and health services researchers to identify available literature on the intersection of epidemiology, policy, and refugee health. Second, we created a synopsis of findings to inform a recommendation for integration of policy and epidemiology to support refugee health in the US and other high-income receiving countries. Third, we identified eight key areas to guide the involvement of epidemiologists in addressing refugee health concerns. The complexity and uniqueness of refugee health issues, and the need to develop sustainable management information systems, require epidemiologists to expand their repertoire of skills to identify health patterns among arriving refugees, monitor access to appropriately designed health services, address inequities, and communicate with policy makers and multidisciplinary teams.

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“…En litteraturöversikt som behandlar deras hälsosituation i USA och Norge visar att de har goda möjligheter att må bra på längre sikt (Eide & Hjern 2013). Förutom de ungas egna drivkrafter att skapa sig en positiv framtid så påverkas deras psykiska mående i stor utsträckning av vilka erfarenheter och vilket stöd de får under sina första år i ankomstlandet, inte minst i boendet.…”

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“…Cemlyn & Briskman 2003, Kohli 2007, Watters 2008. Trots hög psykisk belastning efter ankomsten lyckas många på sikt skapa sig en trygg och stabil tillvaro, med rätt stöd och hjälp (Eide & Hjern 2013). Det är mot denna bakgrund som studiens institutioner är av stort forskningsintresse.…”

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Liv i kollektiv : Vardagsliv bland ensamkommande ungdomar på institution

Åkerlund¹

2016

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Den här studien handlar om en grupp barn som inte har några föräldrar i Sverige, och som därför bor på institution. På senare tid har man tillskrivit dem kategoriseringen ensamkommande. Bakom det begreppet finns barn i olika åldrar som har lämnat sin familj och sitt hemland för ett nytt liv på en plats i världen med större framtidsmöjligheter. Många av dessa barn, som flyr till västvärlden på egen hand, delar erfarenheter av att placeras på institution. Mer precist är det en sådan tillvaro denna studie kommer att kretsa kring

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Unaccompanied refugee children – vulnerability and agency

Abstract: The education and care that unaccompanied minors receive during the first years after resettlement, together with their own drive to create a positive future, are key factors in their mental health and long-term adjustment.

Cited by 91 publications

References 10 publications

Health of adolescent refugees resettling in high-income countries

Health of adolescent refugees resettling in high-income countries

Addressing refugee health through evidence-based policies: a case study

Liv i kollektiv : Vardagsliv bland ensamkommande ungdomar på institution

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