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Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal
Version 1
: Received: 17 August 2022 / Approved: 19 August 2022 / Online: 19 August 2022 (10:39:38 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 26 April 2023 / Approved: 27 April 2023 / Online: 27 April 2023 (03:40:58 CEST)
How to cite:
Carolo, D.; Carvalho, R.; Batalha, C.; Gouveia, S.; Lebre, P. Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal. Preprints2022, 2022080363. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0363.v2
Carolo, D.; Carvalho, R.; Batalha, C.; Gouveia, S.; Lebre, P. Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal. Preprints 2022, 2022080363. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0363.v2
Carolo, D.; Carvalho, R.; Batalha, C.; Gouveia, S.; Lebre, P. Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal. Preprints2022, 2022080363. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0363.v2
APA Style
Carolo, D., Carvalho, R., Batalha, C., Gouveia, S., & Lebre, P. (2023). Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0363.v2
Chicago/Turabian Style
Carolo, D., Susana Gouveia and Paula Lebre. 2023 "Integrating Middle East and North Africa Unaccompanied Minors Refugees and Asylum Seekers through Mentoring: Exploring Eu-Based Research to Inform Future Applications in Portugal" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202208.0363.v2
Abstract
Adolescents often migrate unaccompanied by a caregiver, facing specific risks. Mentoring has been identified as a strategy with positive results for youth at risk. Its application with unaccompanied minors (UM) refugees and asylum seekers has gained momentum within EU countries receiving refugee citizens from the EU relocation program. Portugal hosts the fourth highest number of Middle East and North Africa UM refugees and asylum seekers among EU countries. Thus, it´s relevant to review strategies and intervention programs, focused on mentoring to inform future programs in Portugal supporting UM. This article aims to describe the use of mentoring strategies towards integrating UM refugees, and how this has been taking place in Portugal. This review has the potential to inform professionals, namely social education professionals involved in the Portuguese refugee relocation program and encourage the discussion about creating based mentoring-based programs for this target group.
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received:
27 April 2023
Commenter:
Dora Carolo
Commenter's Conflict of Interests:
Author
Comment:
Restructuration of abstract and introduction. Restructuration and improvement of topic 2.1 "Background" (2. Hosting Middle East and North Africa Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Portugal). Added topic 2.2 "Refugee and asylum seekers integration initiatives in Portugal" and respective sub-topics. Added topic 2.3 "The example of the Portuguese Red Cross Temporary Resettlement Centre for Afghan Asylum Seekers Integration actions (2022)" Improvements within the topic 2.3.3. "Mentoring as a Key Strategy for Social Cohesion and Integration of Afghan Unaccompanied Refugees Minors and Asylum Seekers"
Commenter: Dora Carolo
Commenter's Conflict of Interests: Author
Restructuration and improvement of topic 2.1 "Background" (2. Hosting Middle East and North Africa Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Portugal).
Added topic 2.2 "Refugee and asylum seekers integration initiatives in Portugal" and respective sub-topics.
Added topic 2.3 "The example of the Portuguese Red Cross Temporary Resettlement Centre for Afghan Asylum Seekers Integration actions (2022)"
Improvements within the topic 2.3.3. "Mentoring as a Key Strategy for Social Cohesion and Integration of Afghan Unaccompanied Refugees Minors and Asylum Seekers"