A Trauma-Informed Service Handbook

Young asylum seekers and refugees (YASR) in South London face compounding challenges, such as social isolation, legal precarity, housing instability, and limited access to health and welfare services. This project partnered with the Dost Youth Project, a grassroots organisation providing trauma-informed support to YASR, to co-produce a practical service handbook for frontline providers. Drawing on academic research, DYP’s lived practice expertise, and a multi-sector stakeholder roundtable, the handbook was developed, reviewed, and publicly launched at SOAS in March 2026. It is freely available via DYP’s website and aimed at practitioners across the youth, legal, housing, education, and health sectors.

Applicant: Mikal Woldu, Dept of Politics and International Studies, SOAS

Grant type: IAA Strategic Grant

Partner: Dost Youth Project (DYP), South London, with stakeholder input from SLRA, BME Forum, Coram, CARAS, and Young Roots

Location: South London / SOAS

Timeframe: July 2025 – June 2026