During the summer of 2016, in the midst of one of the biggest refugee crises in centuries, the author of this article joined the team from a shelter for unaccompanied refugee minors on Samos, Greece, in an effort to provide young boys seeking asylum in Europe with an opportunity to engage in speaking about the difficulties they have encountered in life. 

This paper provides an overview of the post 2015 immigration crisis in key European countries with a special focus on current demographics, refugee children, mental health studies, policies and practical support available for refugees.

This research aims to contribute to a deeper visibility of the care phenomena, giving specific attention to the foster families themselves. 

This article examines whether migrant children are viewed differently than native children, employing an experiment on a representative sample of the populations of Austria, Norway and Spain.

This Practice Guidance, developed by SOS Children’s Villages International and CELCIS, seeks to promote improvements in practice that should have a positive impact for young people during and after the leaving care process. The contents of this Practice Guidance are in good part informed by a detailed Scoping exercise that was carried out in each of the five countries participating in this project: Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania and Spain.

This report presents a joint NGO roadmap for more fair and humane policies for refugee and migrant youth in Greece.

This infographic outlines the key facts and figures of unaccompanied youth in Greece including the number and places of UAC Shelters and Safe Zones, the number of children on the waiting list for UAC shelters, and more.

At least 19,000 refugee and immigrant children are trapped in Greece, according to estimates based on data collected and analysed by UNICEF.

This article explores the need for, and benefits of, personalized educational plans, particularly language courses, for unaccompanied migrant children in Italy.

The Childonomics project has developed an instrument that can help to reflect on the long-term social and economic return of investing in children and families.