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Besoins de santé des mineurs non accompagnés - L’expérience d’une consultation d’adolescents à Genève
This article addresses the health needs of unaccompanied undocumented minors (UMs) received in Geneva. In our experience and according to the literature, the most frequent diagnoses in this population are depression, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. Their medical and psychological treatments are often complicated by their psychosocial difficulties as well as by their wandering. Their treatment should be given by a multidisciplinary care team that works with the different structures that support them both socially and administratively. The adolescent health unit of the Geneva University Hospital give them the opportunity to reclaim their physical and mental health. It also enables them to bond with others and rethink their future trajectories.Cet article propose d’aborder les besoins de santĂ© des mineurs non accompagnĂ©s non requĂ©rants d’asile accueillis Ă Genève. Dans notre expĂ©rience et selon la littĂ©rature, les diagnostics les plus frĂ©quents dans cette population sont les troubles anxioÂdĂ©pressifs, l’état de stress post-traumatique et les abus de substances. Leur prise en charge, souvent compliquĂ©e par leurs difficultĂ©s psychosociales et leur errance, devrait se faire par une Ă©quipe pluridisciplinaire de soins ainsi qu’en rĂ©seau avec les diffĂ©rentes structures qui les soutiennent sur le plan social et administratif. L’UnitĂ© santĂ© jeunes (USJ) des HĂ´pitaux universitaires de Genève leur propose des espaces pour se rĂ©approprier leur santĂ© tant physique que psychique, afin de leur donner la possibilitĂ© de se lier Ă l’autre et de repenser leur errance