Bradby, H;
Liabo, K;
Ingold, A;
Roberts, H;
(2017)
Visibility, resilience, vulnerability in young migrants.
Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health, Illness and Medicine
10.1177/1363459317739441.
(In press).
Preview |
Text
Roberts_Visibility resilience and vulnerability in young migrants author version_.pdf - Accepted Version Download (304kB) | Preview |
Abstract
Young unaccompanied asylum seekers have been portrayed as vulnerable, resilient or both. Those granted residency in Europe are offered support by health and social care systems, but once they leave the care system to make independent lives, what part can these services play? Our review of research with migrants who have been in care in Sweden and the United Kingdom found evidence of unmet need, but little research describing their own views of services. The limited published evidence, supplemented by interviews with care leavers in a UK inner city, suggests that in defining health needs, young people emphasise housing, education, employment and friendship over clinical or preventative services. Some felt well supported while others described feeling vulnerable, anxious, angry or sad. These experiences, if linked with the insensitivity of even one professional, could lower young people's expectations of healthcare to the extent that they avoided contact with service providers. In supporting young migrants' resilience to meet everyday challenges, friendly support from peers, carers and professionals was important. They needed determined advocacy at key moments. The different challenges for the Swedish and UK health and welfare systems along with the resilience/vulnerability trajectory are described.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Visibility, resilience, vulnerability in young migrants |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1363459317739441 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1363459317739441 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Advocacy, children and youth, expectations, healthcare services, migration, resilience, social care, unaccompanied asylum seekers |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Population, Policy and Practice Dept |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10037155 |
Loading...
Loading...Loading...Loading...Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
