"She held my hand and advised me": Young migrants' experiences of individual peer support to access health and social services in two small towns in southwestern Uganda.

• Main Authors: Edward Tumwesige (Author), Rachel Kawuma (Author), Allen Asiimwe (Author), Patricia Nabimanya (Author), Stella Nakate (Author), Sarah Bernays (Author), Janet Seeley (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We describe how a pilot intervention called "Lending a Hand" was implemented to mitigate some of the risks associated with migration among young recent migrants (14-24 years) in two small towns in south-western Uganda. The design of the intervention was informed by the `protection-risk fra...