Young Refugees
Our goal:
All laws and practices that protect, safeguard, and promote the welfare of children should be applied to refugee children and young people
Our research:
Over the last two years we have undertaken research projects into safeguarding issues in the African refugee community and into the views of young refugees about the education system.
We are currently conducting research about the impact on children of destitution in refugee families. A report on progress on this research to date is available here >>
Living on the edge of despair: destitution amongst asylum seeking and refugee children
This report is based on a research study carried out by The Children's Society in the West Midlands during 2007. The findings are stark. We uncovered stories of children growing up in households without food, heating or toys, mothers who felt forced to prostitute themselves to survive, young people in care cut off from any help at 18 becoming homeless, and pregnant women who cannot afford to eat or access healthcare.
Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in the African refugee community in Newcastle
This research examines differences in child rearing practices in the African Refugee Community, and dominant concepts about safeguarding children practices in the refugee communities, in order to inform policy and practice in this respect.