Books, booklets & multimedia

Coming to the UK
By Eileen Fursland (BAAF, September 2008)
Price: £4.50
This informative pamphlet, aimed at unaccompanied children and young people seeking asylum in the UK, provides a handy introduction to society and lifestyle issues. Available in English, Dari, Farsi, Pashto, Kurdish and Tigrinya.

Adopting a Child
by Jenifer Lord (BAAF, 2008)
Price: £8.95
With over 60,000 copies already sold, this beginner’s guide is the book for anyone who is thinking of adopting a child or children. Now in its 8th edition it provides essential information and helps explain the adoption process.

Ten Top Tips for Placing Siblings
By Hedi Argent (BAAF, July 2008)
Price: £7.95
A practical guide to placing looked after brothers and sisters, which emphasises the importance of getting to know each individual child as well as considering the needs of the sibling group as a whole.

Ten Top Tips for Preparing Care Leavers
By Henrietta Bond (BAAF, July 2008)
Price: £7.95
A practical reference guide for all those working with young people who are preparing to leave care and step into life as independent young adults.

The emotional well-being of young people seeking asylum in the UK
By Elaine Chase, Abigail Knight and June Statham (BAAF, June 2008)
Price: £10.95
A ground-breaking report presenting the findings from an in-depth study of the perspectives and experiences of children and young people arriving unaccompanied to seek asylum in the UK