An increasing proportion of unaccompanied minors arriving in the Nordic countries are girls and younger in age. These two groups have been the focus of much less research than older unaccompanied minor teenage boys. Research and evaluation of specific interventions to support mental health among unaccompanied minors is sorely needed, according to Nordic Welfare Centre’s new report Mental health and well-being of unaccompanied minors: A Nordic overview.
The report surveys different aspects of health of unaccompanied minors who have arrived in the Nordic region. The focus is on mental health issues rather than physical health, as the former are usually seen as posing more of a challenge to successful integration and to the social and health services in the Nordic countries.
