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.
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.
Webinar: Serving LGBTQIA Children Who Are Seeking Protection
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (March 25, 2021)
This webinar explores the strengths and challenges that LGBTQIA children encounter when they seek protection in the United States. The panel of experts that participated in the webinar discuss how they have worked with this population and offer recommendations for improving the immigration system so that it can better support immigrant LGBTQIA youth.
Trauma-Informed Care Model for Immigrant Hispanic and Latino Clients
National Hispanic and Latino Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (March 2021)
This informative booklet presents trauma-informed approaches and trauma-specific treatment services as preferable models to manage Latino populations’ culturally specific experiences to increase engagement and improve treatment outcomes.
Connecting Cross-Border Families
Child Welfare Information Gateway (November 13, 2020)
In this podcast, Elaine Weisman of the ISS-USA discusses topics relating to cross-border cases, including resources for caseworkers seeking to reunify families separated at the border and how current laws and policies can impact agencies working across borders.
Best Practices for Safe Repatriation Advocacy
The Young Center (October, 2020)
Encouraging practitioners to operate from a trauma-informed lens when working with unaccompanied and separated immigrant children, this practice guide illustrates critical steps towards ensuring safe repatriation. The guide offers essential tips when working directly with clients and information regarding advocacy work with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), consulates, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Making Service Delivery Relevant for Latino Families during COVID-19 through Responsive Adaptation
Desiree Murray, Lina Guzman, & Melissa J. Perez, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (September 23, 2020)
The circumstances of COVID-19 have made the already vulnerable Latino population more susceptible to higher mortality, job loss, and mental health symptomatology. Agencies that serve these communities are not exempt from the effects as well. This resource details the results of a panel discussion among four such organizations, how they have adapted their services, and what key principles can be taken away from their responsive approaches.
Civic Participation Toolkit
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With approximately one month until the election, this timely toolkit contains collected resources to assist in the advocacy of issues related to immigrant engagement.
