Children's experiences of care and destitution

Two documents have been published recently giving voice to the experiences of children and young people. The first, from the Children's Society focuses on refugee children and families in the UK and their experiences of destitution. Pinter, I. (2012). I don't feel human. Children's Society.
 The OFSTED (2012). Children's care monitor 2011 has also been published reporting the views of looked after children on the state of social care in England.

This week on CareKnowledge

Shisheva, M. (2010). Maintaining family unity throughout the asylum support system in policy and practice. Scottish Refugee Council. This report focuses on those families who arrived in the UK seperately or who formed relationships after arrival in the UK and examines the difficulties in maintaining family unity and protecting childrens' interests in the face of current UK asylum policy.

Children on the front line of UK Border Control

Safe at last? : children on the front line of UK Border control (2010), published by Refugee and Migrant Justice outlines the alleged inhumane and illegal experiences of unaccompanied children at the hands UK Border Control Agency, on entering the UK, and the new Statutory duty of the agency to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.

Why refugees come to the Uk.

Independent research conducted for the Refugee Council reveals that refugees have little or no choice over which country they come to to seek asylum and many did not know their destination, had no expectation of financial support and had the primary objective of seeking safety. See the research report and press release.

E-Doc on hidden Children

The children's Society have published a research report Hidden Children: separated children at risk focussing on children removed from their country of origin, who are then vulnerable to exploitation.