Engelsk titel: Asylum-seeking children's health services needs in Sweden
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Författare:
Hamed, Sarah
;
Bradby, Hannah
Email: sarah.hamed@soc.uu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 35
Dokumenttyp:
Översikt
UI-nummer: 18020100
Sammanfattning
The large number of asylum-seeking children and young people arriving in
Sweden in 2015 raises the issue of young migrants’ own views regarding their
health needs and how the available healthcare meets them. We conducted a
review of research evidence published in English and Swedish, as well grey
literature and an evaluation of the welfare system’s affordances. Limited evidence
reporting children’s own views and opinions of their healthcare were
found compared to research reporting professionals’ views of young migrants’
health needs. Asylum-seeking children’s life situation and the extent
and quality of the support they receive affects whether they feel healthy or
not. The welfare system in Sweden is family-centered such that young people
who lack parental support and good adult advocacy risk becoming invisible.
To avoid the exclusion of asylum-seeking children and young people, their
own priorities should inform long-term planning for their healthcare needs.