1. SESSION 3 The Challenges of Resettlement Hopes fulfilled or dreams shattered…

2. Trauma can continue after resettlement. Settlement experiences can re-ignite old traumas. Sometimes it creates new ones. School can assist children and young people to draw on their natural resilience. The Challenges of Resettlement

3. Challenges include: Loss and grief Loss and grief Cultural adjustment Cultural adjustment Language difficulties Language difficulties Adjusting to school Adjusting to school Children In Kakuma Camp, Kenya

4. Challenges include: Lack of community networksLack of community networks Social exclusion and racismSocial exclusion and racism Trauma of parents and familyTrauma of parents and family The compounding of traumaThe compounding of trauma

5. Refugee Girls In Resettlement Refugee girls have different experiences and needs from boys. They might not want to They might not want to talk to men about these talk to men about these problems. problems.

6. Children In Detention At times teacher and counsellors will have students who have been in Detention Centres in Australia. These children may experience additional problems integrating into the School Community

7. BBC World News 2007 Children climb a tree in a refugee camp in eastern Chad to catch a glimpse of visiting United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes. BBC World News 2007

8. Boys play football by battle-scarred buildings on a street in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, a day before heavy fighting broke out between pro-government forces and insurgents. BBC World News 2007 Photo: Jose Cendon/AFP