Dear Colleagues,

Immigration has increased in the last recent years in most Western countries and one of the aspects that deserves more attention is the well-being of children and adolescents with an immigrant background.  In the receiving countries, often characterized by low birth rates, adolescent immigrants constitute a sizeable, expanding proportion of the population. Besides, these youths haven’t chosen to leave their home country but face the same environmental difficulties and discrimination as their families upon arrival in the host country.

In these countries’ youth are expected to grow up healthy and safe, receiving the assistance they need from their families and their community. Just like their native-born counterparts, immigrant youth have to cope with the same developmental tasks (such as academic achievement at school; social relationships with teachers, family, and peers; and their own psychological well-being), but they are also exposed to additional environmental stressors the challenge of their ‘acculturation process’ that put them at risk of developing a dissatisfaction with life which can further lead to negative health outcomes, making them a vulnerable part of the youth population.

This special issue proposes to share recent knowledge on available possibilities to study the immigration phenomenon on the adolescent population in relation to their health and well-being, and  to enlarge the perspective on effective actions and local policies in reducing their  risk of marginalization, which represents one the of the biggest challenges host countries should face with respect to young immigrants.

We welcome both quantitative and qualitative manuscripts related to issue, dealing with health unmet needs of immigrants and proven health promotion initiatives, as well as, translational research that explore new approaches incorporating community health coaching also considering organizational, community, or legislative strategies.

Prof. Dr. Patrizia Lemma
Dr. Alberto Borraccino
Prof. Dr. Teresa Santos
Dr. Margareth Zanchetta
Guest Editors

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• adolescents’ health
• migrants’ health
• first- and second-generation immigrants
• healthy migrant effect
• vulnerable youths
• social support
• health promotion
• qualitative approaches
• epidemiological studies
• social sciences
• health polices
• refugees adolescents
• apatride (stateless teenagers)