The Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health in collaboration with the Commissioner for Children has just published a research report on the health, wellbeing, education and inclusion of foreign children living in Malta.

The project consisted of four studies with about 2500 foreign and Maltese children, making use of both quantitative and qualitative research designs. The major study explored school age foreign children’s education, inclusion, physical health, mental health and resilience, access to services, and subjective wellbeing, whilst another study examined the attitudes of Maltese children themselves towards foreign children living in Malta, including openness and tolerance towards interculturalism and diversity.

On the basis of the findings, the report makes various recommendations for action to enhance the wellbeing, quality of life and social inclusion of foreign children in Malta whilst addressing prejudice and discrimination amongst the future Maltese generation. The full report may be accessed here.