Making the Family Relationships of the Unaccompanied Youth Visible: An Opportunity to Include a New Actor in Children Care

The objective of this article is to incorporate a gender perspective into the study of migration by shedding light on the experiences of unaccompanied minors. The study adopts a qualitative exploratory design and analyzes interviews conducted with child care professionals involved in the foster care of unaccompanied girls in a local administration in Spain. The findings reveal a strong relationship between gender, migrant status, minority status, and inadequate detection, mobility patterns, and limited resource allocation for the care of unaccompanied girls. The professionals emphasize the need for training in gender perspectives, trafficking, and exploitation, as well as the inclusion of more psychologists and cultural mediators to better address the needs of these young girls. The research concludes that a gender-sensitive and decolonized perspective within the field of social work is essential in addressing the specific vulnerabilities faced by these young women and ensuring their full access to rights.

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De menores extranjeros acompañados a no acompañados. Un análisis de situaciones de abandono como medidas alternativas a la pobreza.

Gutiérrez-Sánchez,

Gómez-Vicario,

Estrada-Moreno

2024

Revista Ehquidad

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El siguiente trabajo tiene como objetivo principal analizar como menores y jóvenes que realizan sus proyectos migratorios acompañados de sus progenitores, acaban inmersos en los sistemas de protección de la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía. Tras la realización de 26 entrevistas a jóvenes que vivieron la experiencia migratoria, se pone la óptica de estudio en el proceso de abandono, a veces acordado, entre familias y menores de edad. Los resultados muestran las dificultades a nivel personal que experimentan las personas migrantes durante el duelo migratorio, la acogida en centros de menores y los procesos de inclusión social en la sociedad destino. Se constata que el acompañamiento familiar alberga una cuestión central, brindar protección a lo largo del proceso migratorio hasta destino. Además, el texto da luz sobre otros procesos migratorios que se salen de estudios académicos clásicos sobre las migraciones de menores no acompañados.

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Making the Family Relationships of the Unaccompanied Youth Visible: An Opportunity to Include a New Actor in Children Care

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The Situation of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors and Young People in Shelters and Protection Centers in Andalusia (Spain)

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De menores extranjeros acompañados a no acompañados. Un análisis de situaciones de abandono como medidas alternativas a la pobreza.

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