This report presents findings on mental health services, cultural competency and quality of staff training related to language, cultural, time and institutional barriers. It highlights the gaps in training, areas for development and recommends future training materials.
Read the ReportFindings demonstrate population growth of children of immigrants, locations, and other details that statistically describe their presence and circumstances in the U.S.
Read MoreThis study examines two organizations serving unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.–Mexico Border as well as the policy context for capacity investments and capacity building in the government and nonprofit arenas.
Learn MoreSystematic review suggests immigrant advantage for emotional and sexual abuse but higher rates of physical neglect and lack of supervision.
This study compares the social-ecological contexts of unauthorized immigrant families and their U.S.-born children to similarly low-income, urban, Latino immigrant families to identify differences arising from the parents’ legal status and interactions with the immigration system.
Learn MoreThis report explores the impacts of parental deportation on children, the health and social service gaps of children with detained parents, and the changes caused by US immigration enforcement in the composition of undocumented populations.
Read the ReportThrough interviews with children and their families, attorneys, social workers, policy-makers, law enforcement, and diplomats, anthropologist Lauren Heidbrink foregrounds the voices of migrant children and youth who must navigate the legal and emotional terrain of U.S. immigration policy.
View Textbook InformationThis quantitative analysis found that parents with higher levels of legal vulnerability report a greater impact of detention/deportation on the family environment and children’s well-being. It also provides practice and policy implications.
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