This report highlights shortcomings in current practices surrounding the treatment of Mexican unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border and offers recommendations for improvement.
This brief reviews the outcomes an evaluation of USCRI’s Home Study and Post-Release Services programs and provides recommendations on moving toward an evidence-based national model for Home Study and Post-Release Services for unaccompanied children.
This study explores the negative impacts of ICE’s surveillance technologies, i.e., electronic monitors on children’s well-being and the parent–child relationship.
This study explored the impact of immigration-related stressors on parent-child relationships and the mental health of Latinx adolescents.
This research examined how immigration enforcement fear and perceived economic hardship affect posttraumatic stress disorder and depression among first and second-generation Latinx youth in immigrant families.
This study explored the impact of immigration stress and school- and community-level resources and protective factors on Latinx and Asian American youth internalizing symptoms.
This research analyzed the medical records of 165 children detained at Karnes County Family Residential Center between June 2018 and October 2020, finding limited access to basic healthcare and under-identified care needs and health issues.
A group of medical and legal experts provide an overview health risks for unaccompanied children in U.S. federal custody and recommendations to improve their health and well-being during custody and once released to sponsors.
This reports explores research on the extent to which the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) provided adequate language access to limited English proficient (LEP) individuals. Findings identified a failure to provide these federally mandated services and critical implications and disparities for the experiences of LEP families who become involved with DCF.
This study examined child welfare system models for serving immigrant children and families. Findings highlight the importance of specialization of immigrant-related knowledge and skill sets, relationships with consulates and external stakeholders, and innovative engagement approaches.
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