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CICW Publications

Strengthening Border Families: Community & Policy Responses

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Early Childhood, Reports

Strengthening Border Families: Community and Policy Responses to Serving Immigrant Families with Young Children in Doña Ana County, NM

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Anayeli Lopez, and Michelle Salazar Pérez; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (May 2021)

This report details the results and recommendations of the first phase of a community-based participatory research project which aimed to explore the accessibility and quality of services as well as barriers and facilitators to service receipt among immigrant families with young children in the New Mexico borderlands. It is also available in Spanish here.

Trauma in Immigrant Families Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Trauma in Immigrant Families Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources that explain the risk of trauma in immigrant and refugee groups, responses and strategies to mitigate the impact of trauma in the context of the political environment in the U.S., and tools for agencies and individual providers use in practice with immigrant and refugee families.

Immigrant Family Separation & Detention Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Immigrant Family Separation & Detention Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge and understanding of the topics of immigrant family separation, family detention and incarceration, the Flores Settlement Agreement, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement federal foster care program. It also provides resources for legal and social services providers working with families and on issues of family separation and detention.

Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant & Refugee Families Resource List

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Culturally Competent Practice With Immigrant & Refugee Families Resource List

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document provides a list of vetted resources aimed at enhancing knowledge and implementation of culturally competent practice with immigrant and refugees in the child welfare system, in direct practice settings, and in communities.

Best Practices to Support Immigrant Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books

Best Practices to Support Immigrant Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

Center on Immigration & Child Welfare (November 2019)

This document highlights best practices with respect to child welfare agency policy & procedure, workforce training, law and policy, transnational practice, and cross-systems collaboration to support immigrant families.

Guidelines for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement

By | CICW Publications, CICW Toolkits, Handbooks, Guides & Books, Detention, ICE, Immigration Enforcement

Guidelines for Child Welfare Agencies to Prepare for Immigration Enforcement Raids

The Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (August 2019)

This guide from the Center on Immigration and Child Welfare provides child welfare agencies with guidelines on what to do if an immigration raid takes place.

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