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Center on Immigration & Child Welfare

Including Children in Immigrant Families in Policy Approaches to Reduce Child Poverty

By | Immigrant Families Research, Research, Research Highlight

Including Children in Immigrant Families in Policy Approaches to Reduce Child Poverty

Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, PhD, Pamela K Joshi, PhD, Emily Ruskin, MPA, Abigail N Walters, MPP, Nomi Sofer, PhD, Carlos A Guevara, JD, Academic Pediatrics (October 1, 2022)

This research shows that despite the fact that U.S. citizen children in immigrant families experience greater poverty levels than other children in the U.S., exclusion from safety net programs prevent them from accessing needed social programs that promote their health and wellbeing, highlighting a need to eliminate these immigrant exclusions.

Helping Somali Families Thrive in the United States

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Helping Somali Families Thrive in the United States

Johara Suleiman, MSW, LICSW; Wendy Haight, PhD, Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (September 2022) 

This video resource highlights best practices and cultural considerations for child welfare and other providers working with Somali families.

Unaccompanied Children & Immigration 101

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Children & Immigration 101

American Bar Association (2022)

This webpage contains a variety of introductory videos on topics related to working with unaccompanied immigrant children, including asylum, removal proceedings, trauma-informed lawyering, legal relief, and more.

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