18 June 2024

Thematic Focus: Children & Families

Short pieces:

Government’s Move to Terminate Flores Agreement Could Leave Immigrant Children Unprotected (Immigration Impact Blog, May 2024) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

New open access books:

‘Am I Less British?’: Racism, Belonging, and the Children of Refugees and Immigrants in North London
(UCL Press, Feb. 2024) [open access]
- This book "focuses on the children of refugees and immigrants in North London, whose parents migrated from Turkey. Providing a rich ethnography of the lives of the children, the book studies their sense of identity, belonging and their transnational experiences. It aims to understand how the children position themselves within a range of locations (London, North London and Turkey), where they face class hierarchy, racism and discrimination, and explores how they think about their sense of belonging within the contemporary political context in Britain and Turkey. De-identifying themselves from national identities and holding onto the oppressed identities appear as new forms of resistance in response to racism and exclusion."

Crisis for Whom? Critical Global Perspectives on Childhood, Care, and Migration / ¿Crisis según quién? Regímenes fronterizos globales, «minorización», (in)movibilidad y cuidado (UCL Press, Jan. 2023) [open access]
- "Children feature centrally in the ubiquitous narratives of ‘migration crises’. They are often depicted as essentially vulnerable and in need of special protections, or suspiciously adult-like and a threat to national borders. At the same time, many voices, experiences, and stories are rarely heard, especially about children on the move within the global South. This bilingual book, written in English and Spanish, challenges simplistic narratives to enrich perspectives and understanding. Drawing on collaborations between young (im)migrants, researchers, artists and activists, this collection asks new questions about how crises are produced, mobility is controlled, and childhood is conceptualised. Answers to these questions have profound implications for resources, infrastructures, and relationships of care."

Reports:

Children at Risk at the Border: Evaluation of the Protection and Care of Unaccompanied Mexican Migrant Children (Appleseed, April 2024) [access]
- Available in English and Spanish.

Displaced and Alone: Protections for Unaccompanied Children from Haiti (USCRI, June 2024) [text]

A Path to Evidence-Based Services for Unaccompanied Children (USCRI, June 2024) [access]
- Focuses on the US. A related webinar will be held 25 June 2024. Follow the link for details.

Safe Routes to Nowhere: The UK’s Broken Promises on Family Reunion (RAMFEL, June 2024) [text]

'They have to believe what we say. We have to chase our dreams. We have to be steady. We have to be alive': The Psychological Impact of the Age Dispute Process on Unaccompanied Children Seeking Asylum in the UK (Helen Bamber Foundation & Young Roots, June 2024) [access]
- A second related report is also available via the a/m link: 'They made me feel like myself': A joint Young Roots and Helen Bamber Foundation report on age disputes and supporting young people.

Toolkit: Context analysis on child marriage in crises and forced displacement settings (Plan International & UNHCR, Dec. 2023) [access]
- Follow link for toolkit in English and Tool 1 in English and French. Additional French and Arabic translations are forthcoming.

Vulnerability of unaccompanied and separated child migrants (European Parliament, June 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Continuous chains: childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence victimization among displaced women in a war context," BMC Women's Health, 24:319 (June 2024) [open access]

"Denormalizing Harm to Migrant Children in the U.S. Immigration System: A Comparative Perspective," Children's Legal Rights Journal, vol. 43, no. 2 (2023) [full-text]

"Denouncing Medical Practices That Imperil Unaccompanied Youth," Harvard Public Health Review Journal, no. 74 (2023) [open access]
- Focuses on age assessment in the US.

"The impact of humanitarian emergencies on adolescent boys: Findings from the Rohingya refugee crisis," PLOS Global Public Health 4(6): e0003278 (June 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on Bangladesh.

"Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care," Societies, vol. 14, no. 5 (May 2024) [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

"Parents and children in resettled refugee families: What are determinants of informational parental support?," International Migration, Early View, 7 June 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on the Netherlands.

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