Methodology for the assessment of the best interests of the child for recently arrived unaccompanied refugee minors

2017 ◽  
pp. 59-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla van Os ◽  
Elianne Zijlstra ◽  
Erik J. Knorth ◽  
Wendy Post ◽  
Margrite Kalverboer
Keyword(s):  
Best Interests ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
Refugee Minors

scholarly journals Comprehensive infectious disease screening in a cohort of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany from 2016 to 2017: A cross-sectional study

PLoS Medicine ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. e1003076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ales Janda ◽  
Kristin Eder ◽  
Roland Fressle ◽  
Anne Geweniger ◽  
Natalie Diffloth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Disease Screening ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Refugee Minors

Eritrean Unaccompanied Refugee Minors in Transition: A Focused Ethnography of Challenges and Needs

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlijn M. van Es ◽  
Marieke Sleijpen ◽  
Trudy Mooren ◽  
Hans te Brake ◽  
Winta Ghebreab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Focused Ethnography ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
Refugee Minors

Hair cortisol, lifetime traumatic experiences and psychopathology in unaccompanied refugee minors

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 ◽  
pp. 191-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Sierau ◽  
Heide Glaesmer ◽  
Tim Klucken ◽  
Tobias Stalder
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Hair Cortisol ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
Refugee Minors

scholarly journals Differences in psychiatric care utilisation among unaccompanied refugee minors, accompanied migrant minors, and Swedish-born minors

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 1449-1456
Author(s):  
Lovisa Axelsson ◽  
Sofie Bäärnhielm ◽  
Christina Dalman ◽  
Anna-Clara Hollander
Keyword(s):  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Adhd Medication ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
Permanent Resident ◽  
Care Utilisation ◽  
Swedish Society ◽  
Refugee Minors

Abstract Purpose To better understand underutilisation of psychiatric care among migrant children, we compared utilisation of psychiatric care among unaccompanied refugee minors and accompanied migrant minors, with Swedish-born minors. Methods Using a large longitudinal database of linked national registers, we established a retrospective cohort of 1,328,397 people born 1984–1988 comparing minors born in Sweden to 2 Swedish-born parents (95.4%) to minors who had been arriving in Sweden between 2002 and 2011 with a permanent resident permit and were either unaccompanied refugee minors (0.4%), or accompanied migrant minors (4.0%). The outcome measures were different measures of psychiatric care including in- and outpatient care, and prescribed psychotropic medication. Result Compared with the Swedish-born minors the unaccompanied refugee minors had a higher likelihood of utilisation of all psychiatric care except ADHD medication. However, compared with accompanied migrant minors, the Swedish-born minors had a higher likelihood of having utilised psychiatric care. Conclusion Our study shows that during the first years of living in Sweden, there seems to be fewer barriers to psychiatric care for unaccompanied refugee minors compared to the accompanied migrant minors. There are a number of possible reasons for this including stronger ties with the Swedish society.

Collective narrative practice with unaccompanied refugee minors: “The Tree of Life” as a response to hardship

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzan FM Jacobs
Keyword(s):  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Unaccompanied Minors ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
Psychological Treatments ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Secure Foundation ◽  
Narrative Methodology ◽  
Narrative Practice ◽  
Refugee Minors ◽  
Collective Narrative

During the summer of 2016, in the midst of one of the biggest refugee crises in centuries, the author of this article joined the team from a shelter for unaccompanied refugee minors on Samos, Greece, in an effort to provide young boys seeking asylum in Europe with an opportunity to engage in speaking about the difficulties they have encountered in life. The team used a collective narrative methodology called the “Tree of Life”, originally developed by Ncube-Mlilo and Denborough. In addition to traditional psychological treatments, collective narrative practice creates a secure foundation for addressing trauma, suffering, and hardship. This approach takes into consideration cultural differences and is easy to access for refugees with perceived stigma of traditional mental health services. The Tree of Life is a minimum of 8-hour workshop involving a strength-based narrative methodology, using the tree as a metaphor. This enables participants to share and develop enriching stories about their lives, which are rooted in their cultural and social histories. The workshop conducted on Samos proved to be an effective way to invite young unaccompanied minors to speak about their difficulties in ways that were not retraumatizing, but instead made them stronger.

New developments in the mental health of refugee children and adolescents

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hodes
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Refugee Children ◽  
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Treatment Provision ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Models Of Service Delivery ◽  
Refugee Minors

The increase in refugees globally since 2010 and the arrival of many into Europe since 2015, around 50% of whom are under 18 years, have been the stimulus to greater investigation and publications regarding their mental health. This clinical review summarises selected themes in the field as described in the published literature since 2016. The themes include refugee statistics, premigration and postmigration experiences, psychopathology focusing on parent–child relationships, unaccompanied refugee minors and associations between resettlement, acculturation and mental health. Some important reviews and studies are discussed that address service and treatment provision. While there has been a recent increase in research in this field, more is needed into the course of psychopathology, protective factors and the promotion of integration into resettlement countries, as well as models of service delivery and treatment effectiveness.

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