1. 1 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services EUROPEAN PROJECT - Healthy and Wealthy Together Migrant Menthal and Psychological Problems in relation with the family rejoining process Birmingham 9/12 November 2010

2. 2 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services GENERAL VIEW ’70 years  transit of Immigration/Migration ’80 years  Considerable Facts All the problems related were governed as per laws enacted under amnesty actions ’90 years  The Migration is becoming explosive: 1990 First Law “ Martelli “ 1998 Second Law “Turco/Napolitano” 2000 years  More Restricted Laws: 2002 Third Laws “ Bossi/Fini “ THE LAW ENACTED IS ALWAYS UNDER AMNESTY ACTIONS

3. 3 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" The Immigration’s Desk ( S.U.I.) is a control system for the foreigner, if he has all the required qualifications by the law in order to live in Italy. Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services THE SUI IN A YEAR TIME, THE S.U.I. OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MILAN RECEIVES AROUND 7.000 DEMANDS OF THE REJOIN ONES ’ FAMILY

4. 4 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" 31.07.2010: the 16% of the City/Milan residents are foreigners Foreigners National Average 6.5% Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services DATA THEMILAN MUNICIPALITY INTERVENTIONS ARE COMPULSORY, BECAUSE OF THE DIMENSION OF THE PHENOMENON. EVERYTHING IS ORIENTED TO FACILITATE THE INCOMING OF FOREIGNERS TO THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION.

5. 5 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" In the family rejoining there are three phases:  Preparation  Arrival  Strengthening Phases involving more operators in different sectors:  Juridical  Legal procedure  Individual identity Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services THE POLICY THE FAMILY REJOINING IS A BINDING COURSE, WHICH INVOLVES AND DISTURBS THE SELF-STABILITY

6. 6 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" PREPARATION: The feasibility of the project, information to get together ARRIVAL: Italian school training, free time after, school-lessons organized, running of family relations. STRENGTHENING: Tools’ arrangement to reach the social integration Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services MILAN’S SYSTEM Social Services THE FINAL GOAL IS TO GET THE SOCIAL INTEGRATION, LEAVING OUT THE SLIDING OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. EVENTS OF BORDER LIFE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPRESSION, IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE, ARE SITUATIONS CAUSED BY FAILED FAMILY REJOINING

7. 7 Milano "Project financed under the European Fund for Integration of Third-Country Nationals" The intervention on the psychological problems is guaranteed also thanks to strong system’s services specialized to face all the different aspects of the rejoin ones’ family Municipality of Milan Family, School and Social Policy’s Department Sector Adults’ Problems Immigration Services MILAN’S SYSTEM Poli START Milan’s Social Services ASL Prefecture Associations Police Social Cooperatives Self-help Groups