Provides an overview of working with unaccompanied minors and the unique nature of the trauma they may have experienced.
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Summarizes findings from a survey done by the NCTSN Refugee Working Group Sites in 2004.
Includes a segment from the play Children of War and a documentary about the scope and impact of refugee trauma and its consequences for youth in schools.
Accompanies the Children of War video and includes discussion questions, suggestions about ways schools and teachers can help refugee students and families, and provides information on the effects of traumatic stress on school performance
Offers information about refugee arrivals in the U.S. and refugee mental health needs and best practices.
Documents the results of a project that engaged African refugee youth, community members, and service providers.
Outlines different considerations that school personnel need to take into account when working with refugee youth and their families.
Outlines different considerations that primary care providers need to take into account when working with refugee youth and their families.
Reviews the 2016 programs of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) that serve unaccompanied children.
Provides information on the refugee resettlement process in the United States.