A systematic review of socio-ecological factors contributing to risk and protection of the mental health of refugee children and adolescents

F Scharpf, E Kaltenbach, A Nickerson… - Clinical Psychology …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the past decade, millions of children and adolescents have been forced to flee from
protracted or newly erupted violent conflicts. Forcibly displaced children are particularly …

Everyday life experiences and mental health among conflict-affected forced migrants: A meta-analysis

WK Hou, H Liu, L Liang, J Ho, H Kim, E Seong… - Journal of Affective …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background There are a growing number of forced migrants worldwide. Early detection of
poor adjustment and interventions to facilitate positive adaptation within these communities …

Long-term mental health in unaccompanied refugee minors: pre-and post-flight predictors

TK Jensen, AMS Skar, ES Andersson… - European child & …, 2019 - Springer
Unaccompanied refugee minors are a particularly vulnerable group. The aim of this study is
to increase our knowledge about possible pathways to well-being and integration for …

A systematic review of risk and protective factors of mental health in unaccompanied minor refugees

E Höhne, AS van der Meer, I Kamp-Becker… - European Child & …, 2020 - Springer
In recent years, there has been a rising interest in the mental health of unaccompanied
minor refugees (UMR), who are a high-risk group for mental disorders. Especially the …

Teaching recovery techniques: evaluation of a group intervention for unaccompanied refugee minors with symptoms of PTSD in Sweden

A Sarkadi, K Ådahl, E Stenvall, R Ssegonja… - European child & …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract In 2015, a total of 35,369 unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) sought asylum in
Sweden. In a previous study of 208 URMs, we found that 76% screened positive for PTSD …

Running to stand still: Trauma symptoms, coping strategies, and substance use behaviors in unaccompanied migrant youth

JB Cardoso - Children and Youth Services Review, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract From October 2013 to July 2016, over 156,000 children traveling without their
guardians were apprehended at the US-Mexico border. Although these unaccompanied …

Immigrant youth resilience: Theoretical considerations, empirical developments, and future directions

F Motti‐Stefanidi, V Pavlopoulos… - Journal of Research on …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Resilient adaptation among immigrant youth provides the foundation for healthy and
productive adult lives. Great diversity is observed in their adaptation. This diversity has been …

Survivors of hell: resilience amongst unaccompanied minor refugees and implications for treatment-a narrative review

IM Rodriguez, V Dobler - Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 2021 - Springer
Approximately half of the world's displaced population are children and a significant
proportion of these are unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). UASC are the …

Understanding the migration experience of unaccompanied youth: A review of the literature.

MF Garcia, D Birman - American journal of orthopsychiatry, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Migration of unaccompanied immigrant and refugee youth has increased around the world
in the last decade, peaking in 2014 in the United States and in 2015 in Europe. Youth are …

Community sport and physical activity programs as sites of integration: A meta-synthesis of qualitative research conducted with forced migrants

TRF Middleton, B Petersen, RJ Schinke… - Psychology of Sport and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Sport involvement has been touted as a way of helping forced migrants (ie,
refugees and asylum seekers) integrate into their host communities. Our aim was to …