SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2018
What is the Impact of Placement Type on Educational and Health Outcomes of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors? A Systematic Review of the Evidence.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of Mental Health and Wellbeing Interventions for Children and Young People in Foster, Kinship, and Residential Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions targeting the mental health and wellbeing of care-experienced children and young people in higher-income countries: Evidence map and systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- "Using the ECHILD Database to Explore Educational and Health Outcomes of Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children living in England (2005 - 2021)".medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- "SSM. Mental health · 2025Article
- Quality of life in unaccompanied young refugees: the role of traumatic events, post-migration stressors and mental distress.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Prevalence, Contributing and Protective Factors, and Effective Interventions: A Scoping Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mental health among unaccompanied refugee minors after settling in Norway: A matched cross-sectional study.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Psychotherapeutic and Psychosocial Interventions with Unaccompanied Minors: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Potential traumatic events and symptoms of post-traumatic stress in unaccompanied refugee minors-a comparison with youth in foster care.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- A conceptual study on the relationship between daily stressors, stressful life events, and mental health in refugees using network analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Mental health problems in unaccompanied young refugees and the impact of post-flight factors on PTSS, depression and anxiety-A secondary analysis of the Better Care study.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Survivors of Hell: Resilience Amongst Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Implications for Treatment- a Narrative Review.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2021Article
- Measuring deterioration of small-area housing environment: Construction of a multi-dimensional assessment index and validation in shared refugee accommodation.SSM - population health · 2021Article
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- Mental Health of Refugee Children and Youth: Epidemiology, Interventions, and Future Directions.Annual review of public health · 2020Article
- New developments in the mental health of refugee children and adolescents.Evidence-based mental health · 2019Review
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Abstract
Record numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors have been arriving in high-income countries since 2015. Child welfare agencies and non-governmental organisations tasked with providing services have struggled to cope with demands on their services as a result. Despite this, there is little research on how best to meet their needs and in particular what services can mitigate the psychological difficulties they face. As a result, the evidence base for social services for refugee children remains very limited. This paper is a systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence on the relationship between care placement type and the educational, mental health and physical health outcomes of unaccompanied refugee minors. We searched ten databases and identified 3877 citations which were screened for inclusion. Nine studies were included in the final review, with seven included in the meta-analysis. Eight studies examined the link between accommodation type and mental health outcomes, and two analysed the relationship between accommodation type and education. There were no studies looking at physical health outcomes. Included studies suggest that foster care and placements that are culturally sensitive may be associated with better mental health outcomes. This review highlights the paucity of research on the impact of services provided by child welfare agencies and non-governmental organisations.
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