Effect of Interventions to Facilitate Communication Between Families or Single Young People with Minority Language Background and Public Services: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Over recent decades, the number of immigrants with minority language background has increased. This has occurred in many countries, including those with a tradition of relatively low immigration.In consequence, a higher share of children, young people and families with minority-language and immigrant backgrounds may need to communicate with public service providers. In this report, we examine whether interventions to facilitate communication between public services, on the one hand, and minority language children and youth or families with an immigrant background, on the other, are effective. Examples of such interventions are types of interpretation services and foreign language training programs.