Seeking asylum alone: unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. Unaccompanied and Separated Children and Refugee Protection in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.

Publishers The Federation Press Document authors Bhabha Jacqueline, Crock Mary Zones UK Type Report / Study / Data Date of publication 2007 Document main thematic Child Protection/ Related Topic Document thematics Migration Total pages 223

This report compares and contrasts policy and practice in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S., highlighting points of divergence and examples of good practice as they emerge from the research. It describes the nature and scale of the migration of unaccompanied and separated children, and the reasons why children flee from their homes and travel alone, enduring the trauma of separation from family and the hardships of the journey to seek out a place of safety.