Unaccompanied Minors

Two web sites have just been launched that aim to provide support and assistance to unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in the U.S. and UK.

Asylum Seeking and Refugee Children: Developing Good Practice Project (ARC) [site]
- Produced by the National Children's Bureau in the UK. Sections available on the site include "assessment & planning," "health & education," "legal & policy," "training & development," "projects & placements," and "resources." Most sections include both briefing papers and further resources.

[Note: Coincidentally, there is another ARC site, "Action for the Rights of Children: A Tool to Assist Practitioners in Providing Protection and Care for Refugee and Displaced Children," coordinated by Save the Children, that takes a broader approach to the issue of child protection.]

Refugee and Immigrant Children Alone in the United States [site]
- Produced by the Women's Commission in the U.S. The main resource available here is an educational video that helps kids better understand immigration court proceedings. A user guide is also provided.

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