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Jul 31
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Racial Disparities in Child Adversity in the US: Interactions with Family Immigration History and Income

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research Highlight

Racial Disparities in Child Adversity in the US:  Interactions with Family Immigration History and Income

Natalie Slopen, ScD; Jack P. Shonkoff, MD; Michelle A. Albert, MD, MPH; Hirokazu Yoshikawa, PhD; Aryana Jacobs, BA; Rebecca Stoltz, MPH; David R. Williams, PhD; Am Journal of Preventative Medicine, Jan 2016

Study examines racial/ethnic differences in nine adversities among children (birth to 17) in the National Survey of Child Health and determines how differences vary by immigration history and income. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Jul 28
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Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource

By | Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Social Work, Social Workers

Emergency Preparedness for Immigrant Families: A 50 State Resource

CLINIC (July 2017)

This webpage contains various state-specific resources to help support immigrants, legal practitioners, and advocates in assisting and preparing families at risk of detention or deportation.

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Jul 25
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Federal sponsors of unaccompanied children now at risk for deportation

By | In the News

Federal sponsors of unaccompanied children now at risk for deportation

Garance Burke, apnews.com (June 30, 2017)

New “surge initiative” will target parents and other relatives who may try to have children smuggled into the country. Federal administrators announced a new effort to seek out anyone who hires coyotes to bring in children and arrest them, a departure from prior practices.

This new enforcement targets those who had often functioned as sponsors of incoming immigrant children, now jeopardizing placement for the children and forcing the children to stay with other family members or move under the care of ORR. Legal challenges may result.

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Jul 25
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Judge finds governmental violations including holding children too long in detention, substandard conditions

By | In the News

Judge finds governmental violations including holding children too long in detention, substandard conditions

Karolina Walters, immigrationimpact.org (June 28, 2017)

Ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Dolly M Gee finds that the government is disregarding critical protections for children in detention and declares that each case must be individually considered.

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Jul 22
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The Road to Adulthood: Aligning Child Welfare Practice With Adolescent Brain Development

By | Adoption, Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Parenting, Research Highlight, Social Work

The Road to Adulthood: Aligning Child Welfare Practice With Adolescent Brain Development

Annie E. Casey Foundation (July 22, 2017)

This report provides insight into how gender, race, ethnicity and more affect formative developmental experiences in young people. It also provides recommendations for child welfare professionals on how to best support both parents and children through this process.

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Jul 15
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Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

By | Immigrant Youth, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

Susan Schmidt, Encyclopedia of Social Work (July 2017)

SIJS is defined to explain its significance for immigrant children and for the role social workers may play in support of the status. (Link provides abstract only without institutional or paid access.)

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Jul 15
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Undocumented Immigrants and Their Experience with Illegality

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Undocumented Immigrants and Their Experience with Illegality

Various Authors, The Russell Sage Foundation (July 2017)

The Russell Sage Foundation published this journal issue, with various articles that examine policy changes and how they have affected the welfare of undocumented immigrants, their families, and their communities.

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Jul 14
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Toolkit to support undocumented students

By | Child Well-Being, Immigration Relief, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Toolkit to support undocumented students

The Education Trust-West (2017)

Eight organizations have collaborated to create a toolkit designed for educators to better support undocumented students and their families with resources including classroom tools and strategies, fact sheets, guides and legal resources, sample resolutions, and social/emotional support resources.

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Jul 14
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Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, ICE, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Kinship Care, Parental Interests Directive, Practice Highlight, Youth & Families

Make a Plan: Migrant Parents’ Guide to Preventing Family Separation

Women’s Refugee Commission, undated

Available in both English and Spanish, this guide helps immigrant parents understand their rights and prepare for the possibility of separation.

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Jun 30
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U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Foster Care, ICE, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research Highlight

U.S. Citizen Children Impacted by Immigration Enforcement

by American Immigration Council, March 28, 2017

This fact sheet provides an overview of these citizen children and the risks and challenges they may face as well as mechanisms designed to protect them when a parent is detained/deported.

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Jun 30
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Spanish-language Early Education Instructional Video to Help Immigrant Parents Talk to Kids

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Immigration Relief, Practice Highlight, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

Spanish-language Early Education Instructional Video to Help Immigrant Parents Talk to Kids

Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors (2017)

New video helps Spanish-speaking parents understand how to communicate with their children in uncertain immigration circumstances.

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Jun 23
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Immigration and Child Welfare: What do We Need to Know in 2017?

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Parental Interests Directive, Presentations

Immigration and Child Welfare: What do We Need to Know in 2017?

Amy Lemley, Angie Junck, and Rachel Prandini; John Burton Advocates for Youth and ILRC (June 23, 2017)

This web seminar discusses: 1) what is happening nationally with immigration law and policy; 2) protections for immigrant families in child welfare; and 3) immigration relief options for children and families.

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