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Multimodal co-therapy for unaccompanied minors: a qualitative study [PDF]

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2022
Background Unaccompanied refugee minors—or unaccompanied minors—are children and adolescents who have been separated from parents and other relatives and are not being cared for by an adult. Unaccompanied minors are a vulnerable population, with numerous
Sélim Benjamin Guessoum, Sevan Minassian, Pauline de Staël, Fatima Touhami, Madeline DiGiovanni, Rahmeth Radjack, Marie Rose Moro, Laelia Benoit   +7 more
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‘Sweden has changed me’: a qualitative study exploring the sexual health needs and associated mental health aspects of young male former unaccompanied minors, asylum seekers and refugees in Region Stockholm, Sweden [PDF]

BMJ Open
Objectives Sexual health needs of young refugees and asylum-seeking men are seldom explored or addressed, adversely affecting their mental and physical well-being.
Mariano Salazar, Anna Mia Ekström, Jordanos Tewelde McDonald, Benjamn Fayzi, Majdi Laktinah   +4 more
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Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel), 2023
Unaccompanied minors (UAMs) are considered a particularly vulnerable population, facing severe threats regarding their physical and mental health. As their number has increased in recent years worldwide, research on mental health interventions has become
Moutsou I, Georgaca E, Varaklis T.
europepmc   +2 more sources

An Effective Model for Estimating Age in Unaccompanied Minors under the Italian Legal System. [PDF]

Healthcare (Basel), 2023
This article presents an effective model for estimating the age of subjects without identification documents, in accordance with Italian legislation covering unaccompanied minors, using instrumental methods recognized by the scientific community for age ...
Cameriere R, Scendoni R, Ferrante L, Mirtella D, Oncini L, Cingolani M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Experiences of Undocumented Parents Reuniting with Children Who Entered the United States as Unaccompanied Minors. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
In 2021, the United States saw an exponential influx of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the U.S.–Mexico border. Upon apprehension at the border, unaccompanied children are placed in the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) temporary shelter ...
Rafieifar M, Potocky M, Huang H, Beaulaurier RL, Bruan Lorenzini S.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Examining cognitive behavioral therapy interventions for unaccompanied minors: a systematic review and qualitative research synthesis. [PDF]

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
This systematic review examined the evidence on effectiveness and acceptability of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions in improving quality of life (QoL) and psychological well-being of unaccompanied minors (UM).
Morroni D, Konstantinou P, Gkleka C, Kassianos AP, Karekla M.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Burden Among Unaccompanied Minors in US Custody. [PDF]

Clin Infect Dis, 2023
Background Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, crowded and unsanitary living conditions lacking medical expertise made U.S. detention centers hotbeds for infectious disease outbreaks. There have been 30,000 COVID-19 cases, positivity rates exceeding 50%, and
Foppiano Palacios C, Tucker EW, Travassos MA.   +2 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Perspectives of refugee parents and unaccompanied minors on initial health assessment and access to care. [PDF]

Eur J Pediatr
To explore the needs, expectations, and experiences of asylum-seeking parents and unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 years on the initial health assessment for children and adolescents and access to care upon entry in the Netherlands, We conducted ...
Baauw A, Brouwers CFS, Afshar SF, van Goudoever JB, Chinapaw MJM, Hoogsteder MHH.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection. [PDF]

Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 2021
Summary ‘Unaccompanied minors’ (UAMs) are a group of migrants whose global numbers are increasing. However, little is known about UAMs as data is not systematically collected in any region, if collected at all.
Corona Maioli S, Bhabha J, Wickramage K, Wood LCN, Erragne L, Ortega García O, Burgess R, Digidiki V, Aldridge RW, Devakumar D.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A national mental health cascade training programme for practitioners supporting unaccompanied minors in Greece. [PDF]

Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry
Background Practitioners who support unaccompanied minors (UAMs) come from different professional backgrounds and often are not appropriately trained to address children’s complex mental health needs.
Vostanis P, Sofios P, Petrali A, O'Reilly M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources