Health Coverage of Immigrants
Kaiser Family Foundation (April 6, 2022)
This fact sheet reviews federal and state policy that impact healthcare coverage for immigrants.
Developmental Effects of Parent–Child Separation
Anne Bentley Waddoups, Hirokazu Yoshikawa, and Kendra Strouf, Annual Reviews (December 2019)
This article discusses the developmental impacts of parent-child separation and provides an evaluation of group, school-based, and community-based interventions for children and youth affected by parent–child separation.
Mental Health of Refugee Children and Youth: Epidemiology, Interventions, and Future Directions
Rochelle L. Frounfelker, Diana Miconi, Jordan Farrar, Mohamad Adam Brooks, Cécile Rousseau, and Theresa S. Betancourt, Annual Reviews (April 2020)
This article summarizes current epidemiological knowledge of refugee youth mental health as well as related interventions, highlights current challenges and limitations, presents potential opportunities and recommendations in refugee child psychiatric epidemiology and mental health services research.
New book documents lives of unaccompanied minors
Kate Blackwood, Cornell Chronicle (June 14, 2022)
A new book that provides insight into the experience of unaccompanied minors, “Precarious Protections: Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum in the U.S.,” will be published in spring 2023.
National Immigration Summit: Centering the Needs of Children & Families
Sponsored by Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), Amazon, Jarritos (Novamex), and the Marek Family Foundation. Presented in partnership with The Children’s Network, Children Thrive Action Network, and the Texas Family Leadership Council.
A full recording of the third annual Immigration Summit is now available. The summit explored the unique challenges facing immigrant children and their families, including access to basic needs and mental health resources, education; child-forward immigration policies; and how to shift the narrative surrounding immigrants and immigration.
Transforming the Narrative on Latino Populations: When & How to Use Comparison Groups in Research
National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families • July 26, 2022 • 12pm ET
This webinar by the National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families will discuss considerations for research about Latino populations, especially related to when to center research around Latino populations and when to compare by racial and ethnic groups.
A Salvadoran woman in Texas has waited more than 20 years to reunite with her son. A lawsuit could keep them separated.
Uriel García, The Texas Tribune (June 6, 2022)
A Texas lawsuit aiming to shut down the Central American Minors Program could prevent a Salvadoran women from reuniting with her son after 20 years apart.
Trump officials complained about separated migrant families being reunited too quickly, emails show
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News (June 8, 2022)
Emails from the spring of 2018 indicate that top Trump administration immigration officials complained that migrant families separated at the southern border were being reunited too quickly.
What unaccompanied immigrant kids need
Josie Cardoso-Rojo, NY Daily News (June 8, 2022)
A KIND attorney describes the barriers to education access experienced by many unaccompanied minors and potential solutions.
Advocates: Schools need more funding to better communicate with immigrant families
Jillian Jorgensen, NY1 (June 9, 2022)
Advocates in NY call for more funding to support communication and language access for immigrant families in public schools.
