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More than a quarter of refugee and asylum-seeking children have significant unmet mental health needs, research published this week reveals.

The report finds that more than a quarter of the 101 refugee and asylum-seeking children examined had significant psychological disturbance - three times the national average.

The report, by the department of psychiatry at Warneford Hospital, Oxford, says services need to be better co-ordinated to address the concerns raised.

"The development of services should include collaboration with schools, primary health care, and community child mental health teams," it says.

Children make up at least a quarter of all asylum seekers in the UK and, according to the research, are at risk from factors such as violence, forced displacement and multiple losses.