Resources

Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Awarded to CICW Director

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Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship Awarded to CICW Director

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (September 2024)
CICW Director, Dr. Kristina Lovato has been awarded a two-year fellowship from  the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP)’s Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship program 2024-2026 and will be expand her research on mental health and social service access among unaccompanied immigrant transitional age youth (TAY) to also examine social and economic mobility among this population to better serve their needs.

Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023

By | Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023

Dulce Gonzalez, Hamutal Bernstein, Michael Karpman, Genevieve M. Kenney; Urban Institute (August 7, 2024)

This report provides updated estimates of chilling effects on pubic safety net program use among immigrant families.

Latinx Immigrant Health: Does Immigrants’ Perceptions of Integration Protect their Health?

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Latinx Immigrant Health: Does Immigrants’ Perceptions of Integration Protect their Health?

Mirella Deniz-Zaragoza, Esaú Casimiro Vieyra, and Cecilia Ayón; Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (September 9, 2024)

This study explored the relationship between immigrants’ perceptions of integration and their self-rated health and psychological distress

Practical Solutions that Protect Unaccompanied Children Seeking Safety

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Safety, Unaccompanied Minors

Practical Solutions that Protect Unaccompanied Children Seeking Safety

Kids in Needs of Defense (September 24, 2024)

This blueprint reviews issues and policies impacting unaccompanied children and provides recommendations the U.S. government can take to improve child protection and well-being.

ISS International Conference: Throughout time, across borders: Navigating child protection and restoring family links

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ISS International Conference: Throughout time, across borders: Navigating child protection and restoring family links

International Social Service • October 9, 2024 • 9am – 6pm CET 

This ISS International Conference will explore issues related to children on the move, family based care, the future of child protection and social work, and more.

Film Screening & Panel Discussion: “All We Carry”

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Film Screening & Panel Discussion: “All We Carry”

UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare • Haviland Hall 340 • October 8th, 4:30pm-7pm PT

The UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare and the CICW will host a film screening and panel discussion of the documentary All We Carry, which follows a Honduran family’s extraordinary journey as they flee persecution from narcotraffickers, endure months in US detention, and await their asylum verdict in Seattle. We invite all in the Bay Area to join us for this special event! More info here

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