International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

Maioli, Susanna Corona; Bhabha, Jacqueline; Wickramage, Kolitha; Wood, Laura Christine; Erragne, Ludivine; García, Omar Ortega; Burgess, Rochelle; Digidiki, Vasileia; Aldridge, Robert W; Devakumar, Delan

doi:10.1016/s2352-4642(21)00194-2

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“…38 For example, unaccompanied minors (ie, children and adolescents younger than 18 years who migrate without being accompanied by a legal guardian) 39 have particularly low vaccination coverage or knowledge of coverage, which could be due to constant movement, disruption, and emergencies in their countries of origin. [40][41][42] Low immunisation rates have implications for the individual and for public health. As vaccine coverage falls below the herd immunity threshold, migrants and the wider community become at higher risk of infection.…”

Section: Migration and Infection In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

“…82 They must negotiate health systems without family support and could be at elevated risk of infection through their vulnerability, dangerous migration routes, and substandard living conditions. 40,82 For example, a 2017-18 study of unaccompanied minors attending a dedicated migrant medical consultation service in Paris, France, showed that 87% had a health problem and 52% had an infectious disease (schistosomiasis [22%], latent tuberculosis infection [22%], intestinal parasitosis [16%], chronic hepatitis B [8%]; median age 15 years [interquartile range 14−16 years]). 83 Of 776 unaccompanied minors from highprevalence countries, 8% tested positive for hepatitis B in a 2016-17 cross-sectional study in Germany.…”

Section: Barriers To Accessing Preventive Health Services For Migrant...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Data are even more sparse on the health and health-care use of specific migrant groups, such as unaccompanied minors. 40 A recent narrative review identified many policy documents highlighting the importance of strengthening approaches to data collection on migrant status in health systems across Europe, to provide a regional evidence base on tuberculosis, HIV, and viral hepatitis in migrants for monitoring and evaluation within national health systems. 8 WHO has highlighted an urgent need to standardise data collection tools and integrate migration health data into every national health information system.…”

Section: Evidence Gapsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in migrants in Europe in the era of universal health coverage

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“…Although there is a lack of comparable, systematic, and reliable data on the migration of unaccompanied minors at the global level (Corona Maioli et al 2021), UNHCR, have intensified their efforts, in the last years, to get an overall picture on the situation of this specific group in Europe.…”

Section: Unaccompanied Minors In Europe Spain and Catalonia An Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“A life on standby”. The effects of irregular status and the pursuit of regularity on the quality of life of unaccompanied minors in Spain

SAJIR¹,

ANDRÉS²,

Gerbeau³

2022

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This article aims at discussing the intersections between unaccompanied migrant minors' (UAM) irregular status and its consequences for their quality of life by focusing on the Spanish context. The research is based on the data collected during a qualitative fieldwork conducted by the authors in a specific reception centre, Sant Joan de Déu-Terres de Lleida, in the province of Lleida (Catalonia) that consisted of 12 in-depth interviews with UAMs, two focus groups with autochthonous and migrant minors and nine in-depth interviews with key actors such as social educators and psychologists. The study shows how the legal status and the social condition of these minors directly affect their future expectations and their integration into the host society. The results indicate that, although they migrated in search for a better life, the process of institutionalisation of which they are part along with the quest for legal documentation lead them to live a life on “standby” where their hopes and dreams are indefinitely postponed, generating a breach with their autochthonous counterparts, which ultimately affects their quality of life in the short and long term. Keywords: unaccompanied minors; migrant children; irregularity; quality of life; Spain; Lleida; Sant Joan de Deu; UAM; reception centres. ····· Articolul își propune să discute intersecțiile între statusul nereglementat al minorilor migranți neacompaniați (MMN) și consecințele pentru calitatea vieții, centrându-se asupra contextului spaniol. Analiza se bazează pe date culese prin metode calitative, de către autori înșiși, într-un centru de recepție special, Sant Joan de Déu-Terres de Lleida, din provincia Lleida (Catalonia). Culegerea de date a constat în realizarea a 12 interviuri în profunzime cu MMN, două focus grupuri cu minori autohtoni și minori migranți și nouă interviuri în profunzime cu actori cheie, precum educatori sociali sau psihologi. Studiul arată cum statusul legal și condiția socială a acestor minori le afectează direct așteptările legate de viitor și integrarea în societatea de destinație. Rezultatele subliniază că, deși au migrat în căutatea unei vieți mai bune, procesele de instituționalizare în care devin parte, împreună cu încercarea de a obține documente, îi conduc pe acești minori spre o viață „în așteptare”, în care speranțele și visurile sunt amânate pe termen nedefinit, generând o ruptură de minorii autohtoni, o situație care, în cele din urmă, le afectează calitatea vieții pe termen scurt și lung. Cuvinte-cheie: minori neacompaniați; copii migranți; nereglementare/ status nereglementat; calitatea vieții; Spania; Lleida; Sant Joan de Déu-Terres; migranți minori neacompaniați; centre de recepție.

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“…Mental health support should acknowledge young unaccompanied refugees’ vulnerabilities and resilience by emphasising ‘safe recovery, assessment of complex social needs, and prompt psycho‐social care’ (Maioli et al . 2021, p. 6). However, young unaccompanied refugees report predominantly negative views of mental health issues and services (Demazure et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Learning your limits: Nurses' experiences of caring for young unaccompanied refugees in acute psychiatric care

Gabrielsson

Karim

Looi

2021

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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Young unaccompanied refugees come in contact with acute psychiatric care due to pre-existing mental health conditions as well as stressful and traumatic experiences before, during, and after migration. Previous research on nurses' experiences of caring for refugees has primarily reported on difficulties related to cultural differences and communication and how nurses might distrust refugees. This study aimed to describe registered nurses' experiences of caring for young unaccompanied refugees in acute psychiatric care. Semi-structured interviews with ten nurses were analysed using a method for qualitative content analysis. Data were collected in Sweden during 2019 and 2020. Results describe nurses' experiences of caring for young unaccompanied refugees in acute psychiatric care in one theme: learning your limits and three sub-themes: feeling powerless but doing what you can; taking a stance in a politicized environment; and being frustrated and in need of support. Findings highlight the potential and limitations of mental health nursing, the importance of reflection and peer support, and the importance of viewing the roles and responsibilities of mental health nurses and nursing in a societal context. These findings suggest that nurses can make a difference for young unaccompanied refugees in acute psychiatric care. However, in doing so, nurses need support in realizing what they can and cannot achieve. The study is reported in accordance with the COREQ guidelines.

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International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

Cited by 32 publications

References 80 publications

Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in migrants in Europe in the era of universal health coverage

Prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in migrants in Europe in the era of universal health coverage

“A life on standby”. The effects of irregular status and the pursuit of regularity on the quality of life of unaccompanied minors in Spain

Learning your limits: Nurses' experiences of caring for young unaccompanied refugees in acute psychiatric care

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