Psychological First Aid for Unaccompanied Children
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2021)
This resource provides an evidence-based approach to support unaccompanied children immediately after their arrival to the US.
Remote Assessment in Permanency Planning
International Social Service-USA (April 14, 2021)
This quick guide provides five key considerations for conducting assessments remotely in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Including Family Outside the U.S. in Permanency Planning for Children in Care Webinar
International Social Service-USA (September 19, 2019)
This webinar reviews family finding, permanency planning, and concurrent planning for all cases, including those with families who reside outside of the state and country; provides resources for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), Guardians Ad Litem, attorneys and other stakeholders; and highlight ISS network services.
Take Action: Prevent Your Noncitizen Clients from Being Deported while in Prison
Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (June 16, 2021)
This toolkit provides recommendations and best practices for Criminal Defenders working with noncitizen clients who are at risk for deportation. While geared toward practitioners in California, this toolkit may have applications for federal defenders across the U.S.
Protecting Immigrant Students’ Rights to a Public Education
Southern Poverty Law Center (June 2021)
These guides for families, advocates, educators and school administrators provide resources to better understand schools’ and districts’ responsibilities to immigrant students and families and to address language access and enrollment barriers in public elementary and secondary schools. These resources are available in multiple languages.
Community Handout on Public Charge
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 4, 2021)
This handout, geared toward youth and families, offers an overview of public charge and answers commons questions about how it applies.
Public Charge Safe to Use List
Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 24, 2021)
This handout lists some of the most common public benefits programs that do not count for public charge and are safe to use, regardless of one’s immigration status.
DACA and Juvenile Delinquency Adjudications & Records: FAQs
Rachel Prandini & Kristen Jackson, Public Counsel; Immigrant Legal Resource Center (May 27, 2021)
This practice advisory answers frequently asked questions on addressing disclosure of juvenile adjudications and dissemination of court records for individuals interested in applying for DACA, and also includes a sample DACA request packet.
Practice Alert: USCIS Policy Manual Updates Related to Asylees and Refugees
AILA Doc. No. 21040830 (April 8, 2021)
This document created by the American Immigration Lawyers Association summarizes and lists the details of the recent changes that were made to the USCIS Policy Manual for working with Asylees and Refugees. (Document access requires an AILA account).
Working with Immigrant Families Involved in the State Child Welfare System: The Child Welfare Agency’s Role
ABA (April 1, 2021)
This webinar is intended to offer guidance to attorneys that work on behalf of child welfare agencies or the state. The webinar discusses ways to support immigrant youth in foster care.
