With an estimated 50 million children on the move worldwide, migration is seen as a key challenge within the European Union (EU). Some 40 per cent of Europeans consider immigration to be one of the two most important issues facing the EU. Of particular concern is the increase in the number of child refugees in the last ten years and the number of migrant deaths, including an estimated 700 child deaths in 2016 on the Central Mediterranean route.    

This webinar, held October 22, 2019, offered an introduction the European context, the ground-breaking work of Safe Passage, which combines operational delivery, litigation, and political advocacy to help unaccompanied children access safe legal routes to asylum, and the support children on the move receive once they arrive in England as their final destination. Through the webinar the skills needed by social service professionals in working with children on the move was highlighted.

Click here to access the webinar presentation.

Speakers:

• Katy Tolman, Social Worker, Children and Families Across Borders
• Laura Griffiths, Head of Programmes and Casework, Safe Passage
• Stefania Tomasini, Caseworker, Safe Passage