title: Safeguarding children: 4. Needs of refugees and asylum seekers.
abstract: The problems faced by all refugees and asylum seekers arriving in Britain are great but unaccompained children have a particularly difficult time, separated from the people and places they know, and experiencing difficulties with language and a strange environment. This fourth paper in our series on child protection examines how health- and social-care staff can help.
authors.affiliation: Harrow Primary Care Trust, Harrow.
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Riddell-Heaney
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allott
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012036:Refugees / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom