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May 14
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A Resilience Perspective on Immigrant Youth Adaptation and Development

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Resources, Social Work

A Resilience Perspective on Immigrant Youth Adaptation and Development

Frosso Motti-Stefanid and Ann S. Masten, Handbook on Positive Development of Minority Children and Youth (February 8, 2017)

Immigrant youth make up a large and important part of society, making their successful adaptation an important issue. In spite of the challenges they face, most of them adapt well in their new countries. However, considerable diversity in their adaptation has been found, prompting the central question of this piece: “Who among immigrant youth adapt well and why?”  

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May 14
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Immigration, Acculturation and Parenting

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Resources

Immigration, Acculturation and Parenting

Marc H. Bornstein, PhD and Yvonne Bohr, PhD, Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development (April 2011)

Parenting occupies a central node in the nexus between culture and adaptive human development. While parents in all societies are expected to nurture and protect young children, culture influences a wide array of family functions including roles, decision-making patterns, and cognitions and practices related to childrearing and child development. Parenting may be subjected to complex transformations when families emigrate from one society to settle in another.

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May 14
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Government to Criminally Prosecute More Migrants and Separate Them From Their Children

By | In the News

Government to Criminally Prosecute More Migrants and Separate Them From Their Children

Joshua Breisblatt, American Immigration Council (May 8, 2018)

The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced they will be stepping up prosecutions of individuals along the southern border, including the likely prosecution of asylum seekers and the increase of children being separated from their parents as they undergo criminal prosecution.

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May 14
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Breaking Up Immigrant Families: A Look at the Latest Border Tactic

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight

Breaking Up Immigrant Families: A Look at the Latest Border Tactic

Miriam Jordan, New York Times (May 12, 2018)

The Justice Department adheres to its “zero tolerance” immigration policy on the Southwest border, criminally prosecuting 11 members of a caravan of migrants from Central America for crossing the border illegally. At least four of those facing criminal charges had children taken from them and placed into separate custody.

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May 14
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Research Brief: Immigrants at a Loss

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Highlighted Resources, Parenting, Research Briefs, Research Highlight, Resources, Social Work

Immigrants at a Loss: The Need for Services that Promote Child Well-being Among Latino Families with Child Welfare Contact

Megan Finno-Velasquez, PhD and Sophia Sepp, Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (May 15, 2018)

This research brief highlights the central findings of a three-study dissertation that explored the needs of high-risk Latino families with child welfare contact and the barriers that exist in receiving services to meet those needs through a quantitative examination of the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAWII).

May 14
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DHS proposal would change rules for minors in immigration detention

By | Highlighted Resources, Law/Policy Highlight, Resources

DHS proposal would change rules for minors in immigration detention

Maria Saccheti, Washington Post (May 9, 2018)

The Trump administration is attempting to rewrite the rules for detaining immigrant children apprehended at the border, seeking greater flexibility on everything from their snack times to their asylum applications in the United States, according to a copy of the proposal obtained by The Washington Post.

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May 13
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Cross-Border Mediation Conference

By | Opportunities

Cross-Border Mediation Conference: Dispute Resolution for International Families In Your Community

June 5, 2018 • Washington, D.C., co-hosted by International Social Service-USA (ISS-USA), MK Family Law, The George Washington University School of Law, and Leslie Ellen Shear, Attorney and Counselor at Law.

This event will bring together leading experts to discuss mediation as a key process to help cross-border families with their complex situations. Scheduled one day prior to the annual AFCC Conference in D.C., conference attendees will have a wealth of resources and excellent networking opportunities at their finger-tips.

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May 13
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Looking at Hispanic Families Access through Multiple Dimensions: Findings from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children

By | Opportunities

Looking at Hispanic Families Access through Multiple Dimensions: Findings from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children

Wed, May 23, 2018 • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM MST

Researchers from the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families will present highlights from their work aimed at better understanding the early care and education experiences (ECE) of Latino families. Join us to learn more about Hispanic families’ ECE preferences, search behaviors, and utilization patterns as well as the access, availability, and quality of ECE used by Hispanic families. Representatives from Child Care Aware will discuss the implication of this research for policy and programs.

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