Table of contents
Foreword by Georgios Kaminis.................................................................................. 5 Mayor of Athens and Member of the European Committee of the Regions Foreword by Věra Jourová....................................................................................... 6 European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Foreword by Benyam Dawit Mezmur............................................................................. 7 Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
Introduction to the compendium: overview and use.............................................................. 8 Setting the scene: the policy context............................................................................ 9
THE CASE STUDIES Summary table with key topics by case study.................................................................... 14
Austria • Semi-independent living for children in Austria......................................................... 16 Finland • Integrating unaccompanied refugee children in Finland................................................ 22 Germany • Volunteer legal guardianship for unaccompanied young people: an evaluation of the guardianship system in North Rhine-Westphalia............................................. 30 Germany • Independent living arrangements for unaccompanied children in Germany............................ 38 Greece • Care and integration of unaccompanied and separated children in Greece................................ 46 Greece • Prosvasis: Street work project for homeless children and families in Greece.............................. 56 Greece • Support and informal education for children in reception facilities in Greece............................. 64 Hungary • Foster care for unaccompanied children in Hungary.................................................. 72 Ireland • Child Migration Matters: promoting the rights of undocumented migrant children in Ireland.............. 80 Italy • Centre for asylum-seeking families with children in Italy.................................................. 86 Serbia • Humanitarian assistance for refugees and migrants in Serbia............................................ 92 Slovakia • Children Do NOT Belong in Prison: Ending migration detention of children and families in Slovakia..... 100 Sweden • Innovation for the integration of unaccompanied children in Sweden.................................. 106 Sweden • Mentoring programme for unaccompanied children in private living arrangements...................... 114 The Netherlands • Happy Nest: an afterschool programme for children in reception centres....................... 120 United Kingdom • Guardianship service for unaccompanied and separated children in Scotland................... 128
Recommendations.......................................................................................... 136
Annex 1 – Glossary........................................................................................... 152 Annex 2 – Selected relevant legislative and policy documents on the protection of migrant and refugee children..... 157
Acknowledgments.......................................................................................... 166
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