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This document is a summary of a special issue in the journal "Social Sciences" that examines the concept of relational wellbeing among young refugees. The papers in the issue explore various dimensions of relational wellbeing and highlight the challenges and resilience of young refugees. The authors emphasize the importance of relationships and call for a relational approach in policy and resource distribution to better support the needs of young refugees. The document provides a culturally sensitive and respectful perspective on the lives of young refugees and aims to inform library patrons conducting research on this topic. [Extracted from the article]

This article considers memories, mementos, and memorialization in stories by unaccompanied young people and their journeys within Europe. It looks at their 'navigation' of remembering and forgetting and how this intertwines with movement and stillness. It is based on a study about Afghan males aged 15–24 years in Norway and Greece. Participants differed in terms of their backgrounds, migration projects, and their legal status. In their various circumstances, their narratives point to how memories unfold, are shared, must be negotiated, and sometimes, forgotten as they navigate towards a sense of safety and a sustainable future. They also point to how mementos may take different forms while on the move, as traces along the migration trail that have the potential to become part of the memories of others who come across them. Finally, their narratives point to practices of memorialization, and how they too are intimately connected to remembering and forgetting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]