This Spotlight article focuses on the unique challenges faced by refugee youth. Many people have bittersweet memories of adolescence: the excitement and opportunities of youth mixed with the difficulties and awkwardness of becoming comfortable in one’s identity. For refugee and immigrant youth, this period of transition from childhood to adulthood has the added complexity of simultaneously navigating two cultures. Numerous writers have addressed the challenges for young people transitioning to adulthood, but fewer have examined the added complications for refugee and immigrant youth. * /Featured Promising Practices:/ Refugee Foster Care Mentoring Program of Bethany Christian Services
