Small mercies, big futures: enhancing law, policy and practice in the selection, protection and settlement of refugee children and youth

该项目将帮助最终成为澳大利亚公民或永久居民的难民青年和儿童。通过这样做，它将有助于最大化移民带来的社会利益。该项目还将有助于减少因童年遭受的损害而产生的社会功能障碍的风险。通过提高对涉及难民儿童的问题的认识，该项目将鼓励澳大利亚人对儿童做出更多的反应。最后，该项目产生的国际曝光率将有助于恢复澳大利亚的国际声誉，过去在难民青年和儿童方面的不良做法损害了澳大利亚的国际声誉。

This project will assist refugee youth and children who ultimately become Australian citizens or permanent residents. In so doing, it will help to maximise the social benefits that flow from immigration. The project will also help to reduce the risk of social dysfunction that flows from damage sustained in childhood. By raising awareness of issues involving refugee children, the project will encourage Australians to become more responsive to children generally. Finally, the international exposure generated by the project will assist in restoring Australia's international reputation, which has been damaged by poor practices in relation to refugee youth and children in the past.