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Potential Effects of Public Charge Changes on Health Coverage for Citizen Children

By | Child Well-Being, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Resources

Potential Effects of Public Charge Changes on Health Coverage for Citizen Children

Samantha Artiga, Anthony Damico, and Rachel Garfield, Kaiser Family Foundation (May 18,2018)

This brief provides an overview of citizen children with a noncitizen parent potentially affected by public charge changes and analyzes three Medicaid/CHIP disenrollment scenarios to illustrate how the changes could potentially affect their health coverage and uninsured rate.

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The Effects of Deportation on Families and Communities

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Trauma

The Effects of Deportation on Families and Communities

Regina Day Langhout, Sara L. Buckingham, Ashmeet Kaur Oberoi, Noé Rubén Chávez, Dana Rusch, Francesca Esposito, & Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar; Society for Community Research and Action (May 16, 2018)

This brief first describes specific aspects of current US immigration policies. It then reviews the empirical literature to describe the effects of deportation on the individual, families, and the broader community.

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Why and How Do Low-income Hispanic Families Search for Early Care and Education (ECE)?

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Resources

Why and How Do Low-income Hispanic Families Search for Early Care and Education (ECE)?

Julia L. Mendez; Danielle A. Crosby, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (May 2018)

This brief uses data from the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to describe why low-income Hispanic parents with young children (birth to age 5) report searching for child care; comparison data for low-income non-Hispanic black and white parents are also reported.

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A-B Action Toolkit

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

A-B Action Toolkit

Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (May 17, 2018)

The Center for Gender & Refugee Studies is asking advocates nationwide to raise their voices to ensure our nation upholds protections for asylum seekers. Along with several allies, they have just released an action toolkit that includes sample social media posts and graphics, as well as a template press release/op-ed that can be tailored to align with your individual or your organization’s mission.

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Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation: Chapters & Checklists

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Youth & Families

Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation: Chapters & Checklists

Appleseed Network (May 10, 2018)

Appleseed has created 14 different user-friendly checklists that correspond with the individual chapters in the “Protecting Assets and Child Custody in the Face of Deportation” Manual. The checklists are designed to provide a user-friendly overview of each topic and quick tips. Individual chapters are also available for download. All resources are available in English and Spanish.

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Webinar: Trauma in Immigrant & Refugee Communities

By | Child Well-Being, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers, Trauma

Webinar: Trauma in Immigrant & Refugee Communities

Appleseed Network (May 3, 2018)

This webinar by Princeton AlumniCorps and Appleseed explored trauma and mental health in immigrant and refugee communities, including the impacts of the political climate on mental wellness and the generational impact of chronic stress on immigrant families.

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Parent Know Your Rights Resources

By | Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Legal/Law, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Youth & Families

Parent Know Your Rights Resources

ABA Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association (May 10, 2018)

The resource identifies rights and sometimes responsibilities remaining with the parents while their child is out of their home but before termination of parental rights. Sometimes these rights are called “residual rights.” Different from due process rights, residual rights typically include topics such as education or medical decision making and religious affiliation determinations. They may also include permissions for haircuts and tattoos. Written to be parent friendly, the ABA worked with Annie E. Casey to develop resources for each state.

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Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers

Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies

ABA Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association (May 2018)

This resource provides guidance on how to navigate a number of scenarios in which children and their families may benefit from support services but face intersecting immigration and child welfare legal challenges. The analysis informs not only child welfare professionals including case workers, attorneys, and judges, but also immigration law professionals whose clients may interact with the state child welfare system. Understanding the complexities that arise when families interact with both systems is a critical step in better advocacy for and support of immigrant children and families.

Running to stand still: Trauma symptoms, coping strategies, and substance use behaviors in unaccompanied migrant youth

By | Child Well-Being, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Running to stand still: Trauma symptoms, coping strategies, and substance use behaviors in unaccompanied migrant youth

Jodi Berger Cardoso, Children and Youth Services Review (April 9, 2018)

The current study explores: (a) the frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal ideation, and substance use, (b) trauma exposure at pre-migration, migration, and post-migration, and (c) how youth may cope with these adversities among unaccompanied migrant youth, with special attention to their implications for health and well-being.

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A Resilience Perspective on Immigrant Youth Adaptation and Development

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Resources, Social Work

A Resilience Perspective on Immigrant Youth Adaptation and Development

Frosso Motti-Stefanid and Ann S. Masten, Handbook on Positive Development of Minority Children and Youth (February 8, 2017)

Immigrant youth make up a large and important part of society, making their successful adaptation an important issue. In spite of the challenges they face, most of them adapt well in their new countries. However, considerable diversity in their adaptation has been found, prompting the central question of this piece: “Who among immigrant youth adapt well and why?”  

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