Refugee Children in the Industrialised World

Refugee Children is the first book to offer a comprehensive overview of the problems facing refugee children in the industrialized world and the measures taken by nation states and intergovernmental bodies to address perceived problems. Key topics are discussed such as: the psycho-social problems, family separation, education and issues relating to acculturation and adaptation experienced by refugee children responses to these problems, drawing on the expertise of service providers and academic researchers to highlight a range of initiatives evidence of good practice in the field the transfer of good practice between countries possible development of services and academic research in this vital area. Refugee Children is essential reading for academic researchers in the areas of social policy, education, migration and refugee studies as well as service providers in health care, social care, housing and education.Watters, Charles is the author of 'Refugee Children in the Industrialised World ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415383066 and ISBN 0415383064.