This paper examines the individual, family, community, and societal risk and protective factors for mental health in children and adolescents who are forcibly displaced to high-income countries. The systematic review covered 44 studies from high-income countries, with...
JDC Literature Review
Results for: Children and Youth in Forced Displacement
Exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on Rohingya adolescents in Cox’s Bazar: A mixed-methods study
There are nearly one million Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in two registered and 32 unregistered camps, alongside impoverished host communities. This article explores the direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 containment policies put in place...
The health of internally displaced children in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review
This paper examines what is known about the health and health concerns of internally displaced children in sub-Saharan Africa. 25 articles met the inclusion criteria for the scoping review, including 16 quantitative, six qualitative and three mixed methods studies....
Children and Forced Migration
Approximately half of UNHCR’s ‘people of concern’ (including refugees, asylum-seekers, IDPs and recent returnees) are under the age of 18 years and classified as children. This article examines some of the key features characterizing the study of children and forced...