Foreign Unaccompanied Minors

Abstract

Introduction. Migration of Foreign Unaccompanied Minors (MENA) is a remartiable phenomenon in Europe. All action with MENA Collective is framed within the Principle of Best Interest of the Child. Material and Methods. From the collection, treatment, observation and study of data (statistics and reports) obtained from the Ministries of Employment and Interior, the General Prosecutor of the State, the Autonomous Communities, UNICEF, Save the Children or the Ombudsman Office, among others. Results. According to the analysis of the national migration phenomenon a part fromthe profile of MENA Collective in especially (nationality, sex, age and reasons for migration), one can understand the patterns of behaviour of these children and it, in turn, helps to define the intervention social, educational and psychological- Plan of Case- specific with each of them. Discussion. The lack ofcoordination and common patterns of entities working with MENA Collective induces a contaminated analysis, inadequate initial assessment and therefore a misguided approach to the Plan of Case, which should be individualized, adapted to the particular needs of each child.