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
Other Authors: J. Daly, J. Lumley
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Health Association Australia Inc. 2004
Subjects:
Public
Environmental & Occupational Health
Asylum-seekers
Socioeconomic Differences
Refugees
Stress
War
321019 Paediatrics
321199 Nursing not elsewhere classified
C1
730204 Child health
Iceland
Online Access:https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:73840
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Summary: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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