Offshore detention: cross-sectional analysis of the health of children and young people seeking asylum in Australia

Conclusions
This study highlights the almost universal physical and mental health difficulties in a sample of CYP who experienced forced migration and were subjected to Australia’s offshore immigration detention policy. Immigration detention in recipient countries, a known adverse childhood experience, may contribute to or exacerbate harmful outcomes in CYP seeking asylum.

Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - February 17, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Amarasena, L., Samir, N., Sealy, L., Hu, N., Rostami, M. R., Isaacs, D., Gunasekera, H., Young, H., Agrawal, R., Levitt, D., Francis, J. R., Coleman, J., Mares, S., Larcombe, P., Cherian, S., Raman, S., Lingam, R., Zwi, K. Tags: Original research Source Type: research