Government needs to resource and support regional governments to offer a planned programme of social inclusion activity for young forced migrants/new arrivals, especially those who arrive unaccompanied in our cities with no support network. This will:
- promote the development of young new arrivals’ sense of cultural citizenship to facilitate social connectedness and inclusion in British society
- help to ensure that all members of society has the opportunity to reach their potential, including those to whom the UK have given sanctuary
- recognise the importance of positive mental health for individual forced migrants
- expedite the skills and potential contributions of new arrivals to the regions leading to enhancedcommunity engagement
- promote people’s satisfaction with public cultural spaces through enhanced positive youthengagement in those spaces
- foster a sense of community, local pride and belonging
- promote the role of cultural and arts organisations in developing positive outcomes forindividuals and for communities.
Art of Belonging 