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Dec 01
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Community Leaders’ Perceptions of the Unique Service Barriers and Facilitators Among Immigrant Families With Young Children in the Rural U.S.–Mexico Border Region

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

Community Leaders’ Perceptions of the Unique Service Barriers and Facilitators Among Immigrant Families With Young Children in the Rural U.S.–Mexico Border Region

Anayeli Lopez, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, et al.; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (November 11, 2024)

The study explores the unique service access barriers and facilitators experienced by immigrant families along the rural U.S.–Mexico border from the perspectives of agency and government representatives.

Dec 01
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Unaccompanied Children: Efforts by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to Address GAO Recommendations

By | Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Unaccompanied Children: Efforts by the Office of Refugee Resettlement to Address GAO Recommendations

U.S. Government Accountability Office (November 19, 2024)

This report details the efforts of ORR to address recommendations related to its role in caring for unaccompanied children, which were identified in recent GAO reports.

Dec 01
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From Congregate to Community-Based Care: Strengthening Reunification and Support of Unaccompanied Children

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Research, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

From Congregate to Community-Based Care: Strengthening Reunification and Support of Unaccompanied Children

Lauren Heidbrink, Women’s Refugee Commission (October 30, 2024)

This report and advocacy brief detail the findings of a study examining family reunification policies and practices for unaccompanied children in federal custody and provide recommendations related to the care environment, ORR family finding and placement procedures, and follow-up supports for reunited families.

Oct 31
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Handcuffed, Pushed, and Afraid: immigrant children share terrifying experiences while in Border Patrol custody

By | Detention, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Safety, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Handcuffed, Pushed, and Afraid: Immigrant children share terrifying experiences while in Border Patrol custody

Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (September 2024)

This report summarizes hundreds of complaints by unaccompanied immigrant children of physical and verbal abuse and lack of hygiene products and medical care while in U.S. Border Patrol custody.

Oct 27
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Insights for clinical providers and community leaders: Unaccompanied immigrant children’s mental health includes caregiver support.

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

Insights for clinical providers and community leaders: Unaccompanied immigrant children’s mental health includes caregiver support

Johanna Creswell Báez et al., Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (September 6, 2024)

This study interviewed UCs, their caregivers, healthcare professionals, mental health providers, and community leaders in Houston, Texas to understand the lived experience and mental health needs of UCs and their caregivers.

Oct 27
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Barriers and bridges to well-being for Latinx immigrant youth in a new Latinx destination: A digital narrative inquiry

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Research Highlight

Barriers and bridges to well-being for Latinx immigrant youth in a new Latinx destination: A digital narrative inquiry

Jenn Lilly, Children and Youth Services Review (May 2024)

This study examined barriers and facilitators to Latinx immigrant youth wellbeing via a digital narrative research project.

 

Sep 29
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Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023

By | Immigrant Families Research, Public Charge, Research, Research Highlight

Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023

Dulce Gonzalez, Hamutal Bernstein, Michael Karpman, Genevieve M. Kenney; Urban Institute (August 7, 2024)

This report provides updated estimates of chilling effects on pubic safety net program use among immigrant families.

Sep 29
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Latinx Immigrant Health: Does Immigrants’ Perceptions of Integration Protect their Health?

By | Deportation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight

Latinx Immigrant Health: Does Immigrants’ Perceptions of Integration Protect their Health?

Mirella Deniz-Zaragoza, Esaú Casimiro Vieyra, and Cecilia Ayón; Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (September 9, 2024)

This study explored the relationship between immigrants’ perceptions of integration and their self-rated health and psychological distress

Sep 29
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Kids in Care: Unaccompanied Children in Federal Government Custody

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Research, Safety, Trauma, Unaccompanied Minors, Unaccompanied Minors Research

Kids in Care: Unaccompanied Children in Federal Government Custody

Lauren Heidbrink & Sarah Diaz, Loyola University Chicago (September 2024)

This report details findings and recommendations from an 18-month interdisciplinary study that explored the conditions of care for unaccompanied children in federal custody.

Sep 01
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Protecting Immigrant Children: A Public Health of Consequence

By | Child Well-Being, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Safety

Protecting Immigrant Children: A Public Health of Consequence

Farzana Kapadia, American Journal of Public Health (February 21, 2024)

This article explores how policies, practices, and anti-immigrant rhetoric have eroded the safety and well-being of immigrant children and their families and provides recommendations to address these negative impacts.

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