Offshore detention: cross-sectional analysis of the health of children and young people seeking asylum in Australia.
Lahiru AmarasenaNora SamirLouise SealyNan HuMohammad Reza RostamiDavid IsaacsHasantha GunasekeraHelen YoungRishi AgrawalDavid LevittJoshua R FrancisJacinta ColemanSarah MaresPenny LarcombeSarah CherianShanti RamanRaghu LingamKaren ZwiPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood (2022)
This study highlights the almost universal physical and mental health difficulties in a sample of CYP who experienced forced migration and were subjected to Australia's offshore immigration detention policy. Immigration detention in recipient countries, a known adverse childhood experience, may contribute to or exacerbate harmful outcomes in CYP seeking asylum.