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Striving for Equity for Young Children of Immigrants with Disabilities

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Striving for Equity for Young Children of Immigrants with Disabilities

Dr. Cady Landa, Global Family Research Project (October 25, 2021)

This webpage discusses considerations and recommendations for working with children of immigrants with disabilities and provides a resource with links to additional research, frameworks, practices, and recommendations.

Ensuring Humane and Orderly Processing of Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border

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

Ensuring Humane and Orderly Processing of Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border

Kids in Need of Defense (December 12, 2022)

This policy brief provides recommendations to improve the humane and efficient reception and processing of unaccompanied children and other migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in light of the anticipated end of Title 42.

USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 8: Admissibility, Part G, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

By | Federal Policy, Immigration Relief, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Public Charge

USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 8: Admissibility, Part G, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (December 19, 2022)

This policy manual provide key background and information about the final rule on the public charge ground of inadmissibility, which becomes effective December 23, 2022.

The 2016 Presidential Election, the Public Charge Rule, and Food and Nutrition Assistance Among Immigrant Households

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

The 2016 Presidential Election, the Public Charge Rule, and Food and Nutrition Assistance Among Immigrant Households

Daniel P. Miller, Rachel S. John, Mengni Yao, & Melanie Morris; American Journal of Public Health (November 16, 2022)

This article explored the impact of the 2016 presidential election and the leak of a proposed change to the public charge rule on immigrant families’ participation in food and nutrition assistance programs, finding significant and large decreases in SNAP and other nutrition program participation.

Four Strategies to Improve Community Services for Unaccompanied Children in the United States

By | Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Four Strategies to Improve Community Services for Unaccompanied Children in the United States

Jonathan Beier, Lauren Farwell, Rhonda Fleischer, & Essey Workie; Migration Policy Institute (December 2022)

This brief outlines service gaps and barriers for unaccompanied children transitioning from federal custody into U.S. communities and provides resources and promising practices for community organizations, government agencies, and funders to improve supports for these children.

Trafficking Prevention and Protection Resources for Working with Unaccompanied Children

By | Immigrant Youth, Practice, Practice Highlight, Safety, Social Work, Social Workers, Training & Tools, Trainings, Unaccompanied Minors

Trafficking Prevention and Protection Resources for Working with Unaccompanied Children

Office on Trafficking in Persons (n.d.)

This webpage provides various resources for responding to human trafficking concerns among unaccompanied minors, including trainings, screening and reporting guidance, and prevention and awareness resources.

Responding to Human Trafficking among Children and Youth in Foster Care and Missing from Foster Care

By | Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Safety, Social Work, Social Workers, Training & Tools, Trainings, Unaccompanied Minors

Responding to Human Trafficking among Children and Youth in Foster Care and Missing from Foster Care

Administration for Children and Families (December 1, 2022)

This memorandum provides information and links to resources on how to respond to human trafficking concerns for children and youth in foster care, including resources and training related to foreign national minors.

Fact Sheet for Child Welfare & Guardianship Stakeholders: ICE Policies and Standards Related to Detained Parents & Legal Guardians

By | Highlighted Resources, Practice, Social Workers

Fact Sheet for Child Welfare & Guardianship Stakeholders: ICE Policies and Standards Related to Detained Parents & Legal Guardians

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (October 1, 2022)

This factsheet on the newly revised Parental Interest Directive provides info on detained parents’ and/or guardians’ rights to maintain contact with and make decisions for their children and to participate in any related court or child welfare proceedings.

 

Best Practices for Working with Refugee and Immigrant Youth Training Series for Mental Health Providers

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Trauma

Best Practices for Working with Refugee and Immigrant Youth Training Series for Mental Health Providers

Boston Children’s Hospital: Trauma and Community Resilience Center (January 2022)

This nine part webinar reviews best practices for working with refugee and immigrant youth, including topics such as trauma and culture, migration experiences, secondary trauma, resilience, and more.

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