The constructs from the Children’s Society’s well-being framework were used to develop innovative, child-friendly research methods that explore well-being among vulnerable groups of children, such as asylum seeking and refugee children. The study explored key factors that hinder and promote well-being as well as ways to improve well-being via participatory action research (PAR). The findings suggest that young refugees face many challenges negotiating a new life in their adopted country but they are also resilient and determined to improve their lives. The methods piloted in this study have the potential to enhance the ‘child-centredness’ of research with at-risk children and adolescents.
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