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Conclusion: Durable Solutions During Transient Years: Lessons Learned

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This concluding chapter critically evaluates existing strategies aimed at providing short-, intermediate-, and long-term durable solutions for migrant children and youth identified by the contributors to this book. The discussion is intended to heighten policymakers and practitioners’ understanding about the experiences of child migrants and to identify gaps in the existing solutions and resolutions.

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    Elżbieta M. Goździak & Marisa O. Ensor

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Goździak, E.M., Ensor, M.O. (2016). Conclusion: Durable Solutions During Transient Years: Lessons Learned. In: Ensor, M., Goździak, E. (eds) Children and Forced Migration. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40691-6_15

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