Unaccompanied minors in the Netherlands: Legislation, policy, and care

• Main Authors: Elianne Zijlstra (Author), Jet Rip (Author), Daan Beltman (Author), Carla van Os (Author), Erik J. Knorth (Author), Margrite Kalverboer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Social Work & Society, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In recent years, there has been a high influx of unaccompanied minors (UAM) who request asylum in the Netherlands and the majority are coming from countries in situations of war or oppression. In the asylum decision, the best interests of the child are not a primary consideration as stipulated in ar...