The growing number of unaccompanied immigrant youths arriving through Mediterranean routes from North and West African countries to Spain is challenging established political and social interventions. Their transition to adulthood and resettlement is made more difficult by the physical and geographical distance with their parents and the availability of networks of support in the host country. This qualitative study examines the transnational family support that unaccompanied youths receive, and the complementary support received from formal mentors in the new context. A focus group was conducted to explore the needs at this stage of life and to construct the interview guidelines. Our findings from twenty semi-structured interviews with mentored and non-mentored youth in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area during 2019 shows how the formal support provided by institutional agents is insufficient to fulfil their emotional needs. We conclude that the virtual presence of family caregivers and the different kinds of support received by adult mentors encourages them in overcoming challenges regarding their well-being.

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西班牙无人陪伴移民青年的跨国家庭关系和支持网络：巴塞罗那青年辅导的作用

越来越多的无人陪伴的青年移民通过地中海路线从北非和西非国家抵达西班牙，正在挑战现有的政治和社会干预措施。由于与父母的物理和地理距离以及东道国支持网络的可用性，他们向成年过渡和重新安置变得更加困难。这项定性研究考察了孤身青少年所获得的跨国家庭支持，以及新背景下从正式导师那里获得的补充支持。我们进行了焦点小组讨论，以探讨这一人生阶段的需求并制定访谈指南。我们在 2019 年对巴塞罗那大都市区的受指导和非受指导青年进行了 20 次半结构化访谈，结果表明机构代理人提供的正式支持不足以满足他们的情感需求。我们的结论是，家庭护理人员的虚拟存在以及成人导师获得的不同类型的支持鼓励他们克服有关其福祉的挑战。