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  • Children and adolescents with migration/refugee backgrounds experience unique burdens impacting mental health.
  • These populations face substantial barriers accessing mental healthcare compared to native populations.
  • The "transition gap" further complicates care for this vulnerable group.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the inadequate mental healthcare for children and adolescents with migration and refugee backgrounds.
  • To propose actionable recommendations for improving mental health services for this demographic.
  • To adapt successful adult mental healthcare strategies for pediatric populations.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing challenges in mental healthcare access for refugee youth.
  • Development of recommendations based on identified barriers and needs.
  • Proposal for structural and procedural improvements in inpatient settings.

Main Results:

  • Identified significant disparities in mental healthcare access and treatment for refugee children and adolescents.
  • Highlighted the exacerbating effect of the "transition gap" on mental health outcomes.
  • Proposed specific interventions for inpatient mental healthcare settings.

Conclusions:

  • Establishment of specialized "adolescent wards" is recommended for inpatient care.
  • These wards should be managed jointly by child/adolescent and adult psychiatric services.
  • Implementation of "transition management" and intercultural competence training is crucial.