Table 1.

Sample description at baseline of the “Mein Weg” (engl. My Way) group (N = 50)

	n	M (SD) or %	Range
Age (years)	50	17.00 (1.11)	14–19
Gender
Male	47	94.0
Female	3	6.0
Country of origin
Middle East country	35	70.0
African country	15	30.0
Duration of stay (months)
In Germany	47	12.66 (4.01)	6–26
In the institution	49	9.44 (3.92)	3–20
Family contact (%)
No contact	13	26.5
Daily	3	6.1
Weekly	18	36.7
Monthly	11	22.4
Several times a year	4	8.2
Number of traumatic events	35	8.63 (2.81)	2–13