Summary

Social indicators assess the strength and composition of refugee and migrant young people's social networks. These networks are comprised of family, friends and wider forms of institutional access and connection. There is a need to understand multicultural young people's experiences of social exclusion and marginality, as well as comfort and safety. Social indicators highlight where multicultural young people turn to for support, and how relationships of trust are developed through an array of networks and social spaces, including participation in social media, sports, cultural activity or religion. Social indicators reveal issues of personal concern to multicultural young people, as well as their engagement with issues of community concern.

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Reports

• MYAN Australia, National Youth Settlement Framework: A national framework for supporting the settlement of young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds in Australia, Centre for Multicultural Youth, 2016. Details