First contact
Registration
Identification
Accommodation
First assistance
Age assessment
Family tracing
Relocation
Case assessment
Care planning Life project
Education and training
Work
Health care
Residence permit
Asylum procedure
Best interests determination
Identification of a durable solution
Implementation of a durable solution
Family reunification
Preventing Immigration detention
Turning 18: Leaving care
Aftercare
Ending guardianship
Health care
Unaccompanied
children have a right to access health care and treatment in the country of
arrival. Considering the precarious conditions of migration and incidents of
violence and exploitation in the home country and during the journey that many
unaccompanied children have experienced, the needs for health care and
treatment are diverse and include immediate and emergency health care upon
first contact, as well as preventive care, rehabilitation care and longer term
treatment. Children may suffer acute symptoms, infectious and chronical
diseases or disabilities and may be in need of general medical treatment,
dental care, sexual reproductive health care and mental health care.
The
guardian represents the child in the context of health care and secures respect
for the rights and the best interests of the child. The guardian ensures that
the child is informed about access to health care and treatment, understands
diagnoses and obtains effective access to health care services in accordance
with the individual and specific needs of the child. The assistance of medical
interpreters and cultural mediators is important to enable the communication
with the child in the context of health care services.
See also:
Level 1: Life, survival, development
Reference:
EU training and learning platform for guardians of
unaccompanied children
Chapter 3: Supporting the child from arrival to durable solution
Literature:
FRA
(European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) (2014), Guardianship for children deprived of
parental care, A handbook to reinforce guardianship systems to cater for the
specific needs of child victims of trafficking, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union (Publications
Office).
United Nations (UN), Committee on the Rights of the Child (2013),
General Comment No. 15 on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the
highest attainable standard of health (art. 24), CRC/C/GC/15, 2013.
United Nations (UN), Committee on the Rights of the Child (2003),
General Comment No. 4, Adolescent health and development in the context of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, CRC/GC/2003/4, 2003.
World
Health Organization (WHO) (2018), Health of refugee and migrant children
,
Technical guidance, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen.