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Building Bridges for Every Child: Reception, Care and Services to Support Unaccompanied Children in the United States

This report offers recommendations for strengthening child-sensitive reception, care and services for unaccompanied children in the United States. Drawing on UNICEF’s global experience, international guidance, and the insights of key stakeholders, the report intends to offer a constructive, solutions-oriented vision for addressing the challenges related to child-sensitive reception and care within the U.S. The report highlights the important features that make a reception and care system for unaccompanied migrant children child-sensitive: an organizational culture centered around child rights, dignity and care, as well as reception processes that incorporate child welfare principles and engage qualified child welfare professionals to screen and interview children, provide clear information, assess their needs, and take a leading role in decisions that affect them.

Author(s): 
UNICEF
Year of Publication: 
2021
Workforce themes: 
Resource Type: 
Gray literature
Language: 
English
Section: 
Resource Database