A systematic review of school-based social-emotional interventions for refugee and war-traumatized youth

AL Sullivan, GR Simonson - Review of Educational …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Refugees often experience significant psychological distress, but many do not receive
necessary services. Among children and youth, most mental health services are provided by …

Practitioner Review: Assessment and treatment of refugee children and adolescents who have experienced war‐related trauma

KA Ehntholt, W Yule - Journal of child psychology and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Increasingly clinicians are being asked to assess and treat young refugees,
who have experienced traumatic events due to war and organised violence. However …

Risk and resilience for psychological distress amongst unaccompanied asylum seeking adolescents

M Hodes, D Jagdev, N Chandra… - Journal of Child …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: To investigate the level of posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms, and
background risk and protective factors that might increase or ameliorate this distress …

Active survival in the lives of unaccompanied minors: co** strategies, resilience, and the relevance of religion

M Ní Raghallaigh, R Gilligan - Child & Family Social Work, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Asylum‐seeking unaccompanied minors contend with numerous challenges as they adjust
to living in a new country. Although increasing attention has been paid to their capacity for …

Mental health issues in unaccompanied refugee minors

J Huemer, NS Karnik, S Voelkl-Kernstock… - Child and adolescent …, 2009 - Springer
Previous studies about unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) showed that they are a
highly vulnerable group who have greater psychiatric morbidity than the general population …

Best interests, durable solutions and belonging: Policy discourses sha** the futures of unaccompanied migrant and refugee minors coming of age in Europe

J Allsopp, E Chase - Undocumented and unaccompanied, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
This paper sheds light on the ambiguous position of children who migrate without a parent
or guardian as they become adults in the European Union (EU). Through a critical analysis …

Stressful life experiences and mental health problems among unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

TK Jensen, KW Fjermestad, L Granly… - Clinical child …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children aged 10–16 years (N= 93, M= 13.8, SD= 1.4, 81%
boys) were assessed 6 months after arrival in Norway (SD= 5 months). Participants …

Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children: Whose perspective?

U Wernesjö - Childhood, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent years have seen increasing attention being paid to unaccompanied asylum-seeking
children. This article provides an overview of research in the field and its implications for an …

The role of education in the settlement of young refugees in the UK: The experiences of young refugees

R Hek - Practice, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
It is important that young refugees' own perspectives in relation to their experiences and
needs are considered if services are to be accessible and relevant for this group. Many …

The mental health of unaccompanied refugee minors on arrival in the host country

M Vervliet, MA Meyer Demott… - Scandinavian …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Despite increasing numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (UM) in Europe and
heightened concerns for this group, research on their mental health has seldom included the …