Evidence-informed approaches for the care of unaccompanied refugee minors
Training and Consultation
We offer mental health training, advice and consultation to people providing care and support for unaccompanied minors, including for key workers, social workers, foster carers and teachers and lawyers and those working in child and adolescent mental health services, charitable and third sector organisations.
Assessments and Reports
We provide medico-legal reports to give a psychologically informed opinion within the asylum process and document the psychological effects of torture and ill-treatment.
Research
We take an active approach to developing and evaluating mental health support and treatment for unaccompanied minors. Projects to date include developing a psychological skills group for unaccompanied minors, and piloting and evaluating the implementation of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for post-traumatic stress disorder in unaccompanied minors and evaluating their experiences of NET.
Why Foundation 63?
The name Foundation 63 developed from Articles 24 and 39 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, to reflect our core values: the right to the best possible health and the right to support for recovery from trauma.
What we can help with
We provide evidence-informed approaches to support the care and mental health needs of unaccompanied refugee and asylum-seeking children. We work with young people directly and those providing care and support for young people, including lawyers, social workers, foster carers and key workers.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
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Feeling alone
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Worries about the asylum process
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Understanding mental health
Supporting unaccompanied minors