'A child is a joy to all the world' (Unaccompanied Minor Mother) the experience of unaccompanied minor mothers in Ireland: supports, stressors, services.

摘要

This study explores the context, characteristics and experiences of 23 unaccompanied minor mothers (UMM)udduring 2003. The aim of the study was to inform both service design and service development for this population.udThe study was designed as a partnership between the East Coast Area Health Board, Social Work Team forudSeparated Children Seeking Asylum (SWSCSA, ECAHB); the Psychology Service for Refugees and AsylumudSeekers, Northern Area Health Board (PSRAS, NAHB), and the client group. Ethical approval was sought andudobtained from both the ECAHB and the NAHB. A number of key agencies and individuals were consulted in theuddevelopment of aspects of the research.