Trauma and violence among refugee children.

This article seeks to demonstrate how Finnish refugee children experienced living in Swedish refugee camps during the Second World War (1939–1945). The study focuses on children’s opinions and experiences reflected through adulthood. The data were collected through retrospective interviews with six adults who experienced wartime as children in Finland and were evacuated to Sweden as refugees. Five of the interviewees were female and one of them was male. The study shows, it was of decisive importance to the refugee children’s well-being to have reliable adults around them during the evacuation and at the camps. The findings demonstrate that careful planning made a significant difference to the children´s adaptations to refugee camp life. The daily routines at the camp, such as regular meals, play time and camp school, reflected life at home and helped the children to continue their lives, even under challenging circumstances.

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An analysis of UNCRC article 22 and implications for the recognition of rights of refugee children

Korean Council For Children S Rights ◽

10.21459/kccr.2019.23.2.279 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 279-299

Author(s):

Hyun Ok Kim ◽

Young Ji Song ◽

Soo Young Kim

Keyword(s):

Refugee Children

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Working Toward Recognition of the Rights of Migrant and Refugee Children

The Oxford Handbook of Children's Rights Law ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190097608.013.33 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 674-695

Author(s):

Sarah Paoletti

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Civil War ◽

Best Interests ◽

Refugee Children ◽

Next Generation ◽

Rights Of The Child

This chapter addresses the rights of migrant and refugee children who increasingly are forced into migration, either alone or with members of their family, due to violence, civil war, poverty, economic degradation, and other often-intersecting factors. While addressing the rights and obligations set forth in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international and regional human rights instruments, the chapter further seeks to bring attention to the complexity and fluidity of migration and the motives that spurn migration; the role of family in serving the child’s best interests; and the scope of considerations that must be accounted for in seeking to ensure that the next generation of immigrants is positioned to thrive.

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Health Considerations for Immigrant and Refugee Children

Advances in Pediatrics ◽

10.1016/j.yapd.2019.04.003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 66 ◽

pp. 87-110 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Abigail L.H. Kroening ◽

Elizabeth Dawson-Hahn

Keyword(s):

Refugee Children ◽

Immigrant And Refugee

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Pedagogical love in Finland and Australia: a study of refugee children and their teachers

Pedagogy Culture and Society ◽

10.1080/14681366.2020.1868555 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-17

Author(s):

Mervi Kaukko ◽

Jane Wilkinson ◽

Ravi Ks Kohli

Keyword(s):

Refugee Children

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Factors Contributing to Violence Against Children: Insights From a Multi-informant Study Among Family-Triads From Three East-African Refugee Camps

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211013960 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110139

Author(s):

Tobias Hecker ◽

Edna Kyaruzi ◽

Julia Borchardt ◽

Florian Scharpf

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Household Income ◽

Path Model ◽

Refugee Children ◽

Refugee Camps ◽

Childhood Victimization ◽

Ptsd Symptoms ◽

Parental Violence ◽

Psychosocial Impairment ◽

Violence Against Children

Parental violence poses a considerable, yet mitigable risk for the mental health and well-being of refugee children living in resource-poor refugee camps. However, little is known about potential risk factors for parental violence in these settings. Using an ecological systems perspective and a multi-informant approach, we investigated ontogenic (parental childhood experiences of violence), microsystem (parents’ and children’s psychopathology) and exosystem (families’ monthly household income) risk factors for child-directed parental violence in a sample of 226 Burundian families living in refugee camps in Tanzania. Data were collected through individual structured clinical interviews with mothers, fathers, and children. In the child-report path model [ χ2 (6) = 7.752, p = .257, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.99, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.036 ( p = .562)], children’s posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, externalizing symptoms and paternal PTSD symptoms were positively associated with violence by both parents. Maternal psychosocial impairment was positively associated with child-reported paternal violence. In the parent-report path model [ χ2 (6) = 7.789, p = .254, CFI = 0.97, RMSEA = 0.036 ( p = .535)], children’s externalizing problems as well as a lower monthly household income were positively related to maternal violence. Each parent’s childhood victimization was positively linked to their use of violence against children. Maternal psychosocial impairment and paternal alcohol abuse were positively associated with paternal violence. Child and paternal psychopathology, maternal psychosocial impairment, parents’ childhood victimization, and families’ socioeconomic status may be important targets for prevention and intervention approaches aiming to reduce parental violence against refugee children living in camps.

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How Children in Germany Experience Refugees: A Contribution From Childhood Studies

Child Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s12187-021-09828-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sabine Andresen ◽

Sascha Neumann ◽

Ulrich Schneekloth

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Case Studies ◽

Well Being ◽

Refugee Children ◽

Childhood Studies ◽

Representative Survey ◽

Fourth World ◽

Political Issues ◽

Qualitative Case Studies ◽

World Vision

AbstractThis paper deals with perceptions, encounters and experiences of children with refugees and refugee children in Germany. It is based on the Fourth World Vision Children Study, which is regularly conducted in Germany since 2007. The study is based on a representative survey among 6- to 11-year-old children, which was combined with qualitative case studies and focuses on children´s well-being, their fears, their concerns as well as their attitudes toward other societal groups and contemporary political issues. For the survey of the Fourth World Vision Children Study, in the questionnaire there were also items included which should allow collecting data on children´s encounters and experiences with refugees, and particularly refugees who are their peers. This paper presents the approach taken in the study and how it is embedded conceptually in childhood studies before reporting and discussing selected findings on the experiences of children in Germany with refugees in their neighbourhood and among their peers. The findings presented in this paper refer to contact as well as interactions and opportunities for establishing friendships between refugee and non-refugee children. This is followed by a discussion of the implications these findings have in terms of consequences for supporting refugee children when arriving at Germany. In the conclusion, we will finally point out the implications of our study for the broader field of childhood studies in social sciences.

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