Improve the network of reception services for unaccompanied migrant minors through consensus conference methodology

The active involvement of key stakeholders belonging to the network of reception services for unaccompanied migrant minors (UMM) appears to be a crucial action to implement to develop strategies oriented toward services' improvement. This contribution fits into the "Up Minori" project and presents two processes of participatory meetings conducted with the methodology of consensus conference (Cecchini & Donati, 2020; Danish Board of Technology, 2010). The aim was to identify recommendations for the development of inclusive services for UMM in Tuscany. Participants were six staff members from the reception facilities involved in the project (first process) and four stakeholders from the entities belonging to the network of reception services for UMM (second process).
Consensus conference allowed researchers to identify the degree of agreement between participants regarding measures to improve territorial services for UMM within specific areas of reference (taking charge, educational project, institutional network, territorial network, training needs, and monitoring). Recommendations emerged as a Charter of Intent, supporting collaborations in a long-term perspective, and highlighting a common reference framework for both the development and implementation of effective services.