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Cricket and Afghan Integration in Scotland: A Case Study
(Queen Margaret University; University of Stirling; the British Academy, 2024-09) Baillot, Helen; Connolly, Michael; Grant, Maggie; Palombo, Gianluca; Shah, Hijab; Taylor, Kieran
This briefing shares findings from a British Academy funded research project conducted in the North and North-East of Scotland. The research examined the way in which cricket has served as a vehicle for the integration of young people from Afghanistan in Scotland. We spoke with cricket club members, local authority representatives and third sector practitioners to build a picture of Afghan young people’s involvement in grassroots cricket. We sought to understand how sport can contribute to processes of integration that involve refugee people and other members of receiving communities.
Survivor-informed support for trafficked children in Scotland: Full report
(The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC), 2023-07-11) Grant, Maggie; Fotopoulou, Maria; Hunter, Scot; Malloch, Margaret; Rigby, Paul; Taylor, Kieran
Ensuring better outcomes for children and young people who have experienced human trafficking is a major and urgent challenge facing the UK. While the exploitation experiences and immediate support needs of children who have experienced trafficking are well documented in research, the evidence base on what happens in the longer term for children and young people – and how they feel about it – is more limited. Most evaluations of support provision focus on stories of trafficking and needs immediately after identification. Once children and young people move beyond this stage, the spotlight on them fades. This study sought to extend the timeframe to explore short, medium and longterm experiences of recovery. The study directly involved children and young people who had made their homes in the UK, eliciting narratives of recovery with a focus on their choices as well as needs, alongside data recorded by, or gathered from, professionals. The aim was to improve understanding of what constitutes sustainable support over a longer timeframe, thus offering valuable insights for all those working with this group of children and young people, in the UK and internationally.
Survivor-informed support for trafficked children in Scotland: Research summary
(The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC), 2023-07-11) Grant, Maggie; Fotopoulou, Maria; Hunter, Scot; Malloch, Margaret; Rigby, Paul; Taylor, Kieran
Improving outcomes for separated children and young people who have experienced human trafficking is a major and urgent challenge facing the UK. While the exploitation experiences and immediate support needs of separated children who have experienced trafficking are well documented in research, the evidence base on what happens in the longer term for children and young people – and how they feel about it – is more limited. Once children and young people move beyond this stage, the spotlight on them fades. This study sought to extend the timeframe to explore short, medium and long-term experiences of support and recovery. The study directly involved children and young people who had made their homes in the UK, eliciting narratives of recovery with a focus on their choices as well as needs, alongside data recorded by, or gathered from, professionals. The aim was to improve understanding of what constitutes sustainable support over a longer timeframe, thus offering valuable insights for all those working with this group of children and young people, in the UK and internationally. The number of potential human trafficking victims in the UK is usually recorded by referrals to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).