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The wait goes on: an update on children’s asylum delays in the North West of England

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell5th August 2021

“Experiencing hair loss in addition to irritation and pain with her skin”; “developing a lack of trust”; “feeling worried the majority of the time”; “feeling forgotten”. These are the words of social workers, talking about the children they care for and how they are emotionally and physically falling apart because…

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Miran, Nabil and Dillan’s stories

Children, StoriesBy Denise McDowell25th March 2021

Today, we published our new report, “Wasted childhoods: the impact of COVID-19 asylum delays on children in the North West of England”. We showed that children have been waiting well over a year to get a decision on their asylum claim. They came to the UK looking for safety, often…

New report: Wasted childhoods – the impact of COVID-19 asylum delays on children

Children, NewsBy Denise McDowell25th March 2021

Today we’ve published a new report, “Wasted childhoods: the impact of COVID-19 asylum delays on children in the North West of England”. You can download it here. Don’t have time to read the full report? Scroll down for our key findings and recommendations. It’s also been reported in the Guardian…

GMIAU's Amanda and Denise in 2020 with Councillor Garry Bridges signing Manchester's pledge to support their children and young people affected by Brexit.

Brexit: Social worker FAQs and Manchester’s EUSS pledge one year on

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell4th March 2021

A year ago today, Manchester City Council signed a pledge to its children and young people affected by Brexit immigration changes. The pledge set out three practical commitments so that Manchester’s  “looked after children and care leavers will not become part of the next Windrush generation.”   A year later, as we…

A wake-up call: Brexit and children with insecure immigration status

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell10th February 2021

In autumn 2018, we started talking to local authorities across the North West about how they support children in care and care leavers with insecure immigration status.  Funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (alongside Bristol Refugee Rights, The Children’s Society and PAFRAS in Leeds, and South London Refugee Association) we…

“People need to support refugees” – Manchester Year 9s have their say

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell21st January 2021

Year 9 students at the Co-op Academy Manchester have been exploring ideas of protest by writing about the refugee crisis in their English class. Inspired by Unicef’s story of Hiba, a Syrian refugee, they’ve written persuasive pieces arguing that the UK should welcome refugees. At GMIAU we loved reading these…

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The long journey to safety: getting an asylum decision

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell21st December 2020

The least children can ask is that they are believed and treated as children, not accused of lying about their age.

The long journey to safety: the age assessment process

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell18th December 2020

The least children can ask is that they are believed and treated as children, not accused of lying about their age.

The long journey to safety: the importance of social workers

Blog, ChildrenBy Denise McDowell10th December 2020

This is part of our blog series about the journey taken and the barriers faced by children and young people who arrive alone in the UK to seek asylum. To help us continue our work with those young people, please support our Crowdfunder campaign. Our youth is formative. It’s the…

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The long journey to safety: making friends in the UK

Blog, ChildrenBy Frank Gresslin3rd December 2020

This is part of our blog series about the journey taken and the barriers faced by children and young people who arrive alone in the UK to seek asylum. To help us continue our work with those young people, please support our Crowdfunder campaign. Every child deserves to play safely…

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