The Health of Children in Immigration Detention: How does Australia Compare?

We live in an age when the number of refugees worldwide is increasing. All of them have suffered physically or emotionally to a varying degree in their country of origin. The transit to a country of resettlement is fraught with further difficulties or the risk of death. This article explores the dif...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Main Authors: Shields, Linda, Stathis, Stephen, Mohay, Heather, van Haeringen, Alison, Williams, Hanne, Wood, David, Bennett, Elizabeth
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2004
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spelling ftqueensland:oai:eprints.qut.edu.au:15212 2024-02-04T10:01:24+01:00 The Health of Children in Immigration Detention: How does Australia Compare? Shields, Linda Stathis, Stephen Mohay, Heather van Haeringen, Alison Williams, Hanne Wood, David Bennett, Elizabeth 2004 application/pdf https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15212/ unknown Wiley-Blackwell https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15212/1/15212.pdf doi:10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00040.x Shields, Linda, Stathis, Stephen, Mohay, Heather, van Haeringen, Alison, Williams, Hanne, Wood, David, & Bennett, Elizabeth (2004) The Health of Children in Immigration Detention: How does Australia Compare? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28(6), pp. 9-15. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15212/ Faculty of Health; School of Psychology & Counselling free_to_read Consult author(s) regarding copyright matters This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Contribution to Journal 2004 ftqueensland https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00040.x 2024-01-08T23:22:27Z We live in an age when the number of refugees worldwide is increasing. All of them have suffered physically or emotionally to a varying degree in their country of origin. The transit to a country of resettlement is fraught with further difficulties or the risk of death. This article explores the different approach taken to the management of this issue by Denmark and Iceland, in comparison to that of Australia. In particular, the different approaches to health care for children and their families are identified. The management of these issues by Denmark and Iceland would appear to be a model to follow. Outcomes of the different managements have not been assessed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 28 6 513 519
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description We live in an age when the number of refugees worldwide is increasing. All of them have suffered physically or emotionally to a varying degree in their country of origin. The transit to a country of resettlement is fraught with further difficulties or the risk of death. This article explores the different approach taken to the management of this issue by Denmark and Iceland, in comparison to that of Australia. In particular, the different approaches to health care for children and their families are identified. The management of these issues by Denmark and Iceland would appear to be a model to follow. Outcomes of the different managements have not been assessed.
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author Shields, Linda
Stathis, Stephen
Mohay, Heather
van Haeringen, Alison
Williams, Hanne
Wood, David
Bennett, Elizabeth
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Stathis, Stephen
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The Health of Children in Immigration Detention: How does Australia Compare?
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Stathis, Stephen
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title The Health of Children in Immigration Detention: How does Australia Compare?
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Shields, Linda, Stathis, Stephen, Mohay, Heather, van Haeringen, Alison, Williams, Hanne, Wood, David, & Bennett, Elizabeth (2004) The Health of Children in Immigration Detention: How does Australia Compare? Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 28(6), pp. 9-15.
https://eprints.qut.edu.au/15212/
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