2009 will mark 25 years since the first refugees arrived in Thailand. An entire generation has arisen who know nothing but confinement and seclusion, as all Burmese refugees in Thailand are officially required to stay within camp boundaries. Currently, 135,000 refugees reside in nine camps in Thailand and they are almost entirely dependent on international assistance. Refugees have no official access to employment opportunities, external education or the right of movement, if caught outside the camps they are liable to arrest and deportation. As the security situation in Burma continues to deteriorate, new asylum seekers continue to arrive in the camps. Camp boundaries have long been demarcated, resulting in overcrowding. Although conditions vary considerably among camps, in several camps housing standards are significantly below UNHCR minimum standards. Long-term confinement in the camps is having serious and negative psychological impact on camp residents, resulting in an increasing number of suicides and serious mental health problems. As a new generation of refugees grows up entirely within a camp environment, the need to address the special health and social requirements of the young is particularly acute. Protection concerns within the camps is now alarming, the levels of extreme violence, crime and other forms of abuse and exploitation are rising..."