May 2021
The term “reintegration” covers a variety of different contexts and sets of needs: reintegration of a child who has been in alternative care; reintegration of a street child; reintegration of a young adult into their community; reunification, reintegration or sometimes reinsertion of a young adult in the migration context, etc. This can sometimes result in a lack of clarity, in theory and in practice, both about how to conduct this process and about the timeline involved.