What Can Play Therapy Offer Immigrant Children?
Lyrica Fils-Aimé, Psychology Today (September 13, 2024)
Play therapy can offer many benefits to immigrant and first generation children who experience various immigration-related stressors.
One Unaccompanied Minor’s Journey to the US Sparks Hope in California’s Pilot Program
Lauren DeLaunay Miller, KQED (September 13, 2024)
A new model program in CA called the Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project provides wraparound services to immigrant youth, integrating both social services and legal aid.
Kids who migration left behind: The challenging rescue of children who have been victims of violence in Mexico
Carla Gloria Colome, El País (September 15, 2024)
An advocate helps reunite children who have been separated from their parents and left in vulnerable situations in their homelands.
Report reveals ‘systemic child abuse’ of unaccompanied immigrant children by CBP
Carola Guerrero De León, The Latin Times (September 16, 2024)
A new report details hundreds of reports of abuse of unaccompanied immigrant children by Border Patrol in AZ and CA.
Young girl reunites with family in Waukegan after crossing into country from southern border
Vi Nguyen, NBC Chicago (September 19, 2024)
A 12-year-old unaccompanied minor is finally reunited with her family in the Chicago area after challenges navigating the ORR system.
Immigrant families reunited after decades apart through international nonprofit
Crystal Bailey, KTVU Fox 2 (September 20, 2024)
A non-profit organization, International Convention on Human Rights and Migration, works with government officials to reunite immigrant families through a program called Palomas Mensajeras.
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”
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.
Immigrant Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Practices with Immigrants: A Training Series for Community Practitioners and Organizations
Center on Immigration and Child Welfare, NMSU School of Social Work (September 2024)
This 5-module online asynchronous, self-paced course explores how service organizations and practitioners can implement policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families, and how trauma-informed practice can be tailored to address the unique experiences of immigrant families. It also includes discussion of a model for implementing immigrant specialist navigators within organizations. 6 free cultural social work CEUs available. Learn more here: https://cimmcw.org/immigrant-inclusivity-training/ or enroll at the link above.
Kids in Care: Unaccompanied Children in Federal Government Custody
Lauren Heidbrink & Sarah Diaz, Loyola University Chicago (September 2024)
This report details findings and recommendations from an 18-month interdisciplinary study that explored the conditions of care for unaccompanied children in federal custody.
