Opportunities

Navigating the Health and Well-Being of Children of Immigrants: Access, System, and Outcomes

Thursday, November 9, 2017 · 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EST

The intersection of immigration, healthcare, and education can be challenging for children of immigrants growing up in the current sociopolitical environment. Learn about children’s access to healthcare, their physical and emotional health, and the interplay of health and educational experiences. A focus also includes how healthcare providers, families and schools can partner to better support children’s healthy development.

And Justice for All: National Immigrant Integration Conference 2017

December 10-12, 2017 · Phoenix Convention Center · Phoenix, AZ

The 2017 conference will focus on protecting immigrant families and their advancement as essential contributors to our nation, with “justice for all.” It will be a crossroads where state and local immigrant integration and welcoming strategies are shared; where academic experts connect with practitioners; and where immigrant rights leaders connect with leaders of women’s, environmental, Black Lives Matter, and LGBTQ movements.

The Chadwick’s Center 32nd Annual International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment

Sunday, January 28, 2018 – Friday, February 2, 2018 · 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM · San Diego, CA

This conference will focus on multi-disciplinary best-practice efforts to prevent, investigate, treat, and prosecute child and family maltreatment. The conference is intended for professionals working with families experiencing child maltreatment, trauma and violence.

APSAC’s 25th Anniversary Colloquium Call for Abstracts

The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children has extended its deadline for abstract to October 16, 2017. The event will provide intensive training in the field of child maltreatment. APSAC is particularly interested in proposals for training related to refugee families and child torture and trafficking.

Emerson Collective Immigration Innovation Incubator

The Emerson Collective is seeking tools, technologies, and ideas that will improve immigrant services and advocacy efforts—solutions that scale immigrant services, amplify policy advocacy, streamline governmental processes, and build and mobilize communities. They are asking for applicants to apply for the opportunity to implement their ideas. Applications open September 25 and the deadline for submission is October 20.

Call for Proposals!

The 31st Annual Research and Policy Conference on Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health Conference Planning Committee requests proposals for research related to children, youth, and their families. Special topic tracks include, youth and young adults, child welfare, and more. The deadline for submissions is October 27, 2017.

Refugee Youth Programs — Survey Opportunity

The National Partnership for Community Training wants to hear from those working in refugee-specific youth programs for their online survey for a national research project exploring the question “Do refugee youth programs affect the health and wellness of refugee families?”

FOIA and Other Background Checks

October 17, 2017 · 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM PDT · Immigrant Legal Resource Center

This webinar will cover the different types of background checks commonly used by immigration practitioners and their clients, including FOIA, FBI, state, and court-specific records requests, and it provide tips on how and where to file records requests.

Parental Detention and Deportation and the Psychosocial Well-being of Latino Children

October 19, 2017 · 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM EST · The Foundation for Child Development’s Young Scholars Program (YSP)

A three-part webinar series on issues related to children of immigrant families/immigrant children by YSP, which supports policy and practice-relevant research that is focused on the early learning and development needs of the nation’s children who are growing up under conditions of economic insecurity and social exclusion. The goal of this series is to increase awareness of the existing YSP research, what is known, and the implications it has for policy and practice.

The 22nd Annual Conference on Advancing School Mental Health: Promoting Student Mental Health and Positive School Climate

October 19 to 21, 2017 · Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center · Center for School Mental Health and the National Community of Practice on Collaborative School Behavioral Health

The conference covers knowledge and skills related to school mental health practice, research, training, and policy, including a section on Cultural Responsiveness and Equity, with a presentation on “Welcoming Newcomers: Responding to Trauma, Acculturation, and Reunification in Recent Immigrant Youth”.