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Mar 29
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Families Torn Apart: Language-Based Discrimination at the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Families Torn Apart: Language-Based Discrimination at the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

Massachusetts Appleseed Center for Law & Justice (January 2021)

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.

Mar 27
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An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families

By | Child Welfare System Research, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Research, Social Work, State Policies

An examination of child welfare agency models that serve immigrant children and families

Kristina K. Lovato, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Effie Clayton & Kelechi Chinyere Wright; Journal of Public Child Welfare (March 18, 2024)

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.

Jan 28
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Working With Immigrants Who Are Child Welfare Involved: Promoting Innovative Collaborations and Systems Involvement During a Public Health Crisis

By | Child Welfare System Research, COVID-19, Research

Working With Immigrants Who Are Child Welfare Involved: Promoting Innovative Collaborations and Systems Involvement During a Public Health Crisis

Kristina K. Lovato, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Jesse Jeffrey Ramirez, Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen, and Vanessa Mendoza; Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services (December 13, 2023)

This research explores the experiences and innovations of child welfare agencies and community partners serving immigrant families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sep 28
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A Pathway to Permanency: Collaborating for the Futures of Children who are Immigrants in the Child Welfare System

By | Child Welfare System Research, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Research, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)

A Pathway to Permanency: Collaborating for the Futures of Children who are Immigrants in the Child Welfare System

Joanne Gottesman, Randi Mandelbaum & Meredith Pindar; Child Welfare League of America (2019)

This article explores the unique statewide collaboration between Rutgers Law School and the New Jersey Department of Children and Families to provide immigration legal services to children in foster care, including the purpose, structure, and staffing of the collaboration and services offered.

Sep 27
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Child Maltreatment Prevention Interventions for LatinX Immigrant Populations: A Systematic Review

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Maltreatment, Child Welfare System Research, Parenting

Child Maltreatment Prevention Interventions for LatinX Immigrant Populations: A Systematic Review 

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia M. Sepp, Anayeli Lopez, Erin Aquino, Nicole Cherie, & Miquela Ortiz-Upton; Journal of Public Child Welfare (September 8, 2022)

In child abuse and neglect prevention, it is important to take into consideration the unique historical, sociocultural, and linguistic contexts of a population. This systematic review analyzed interventions for use with Latinx immigrant populations.

Aug 31
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The Impact of COVID-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

By | Child Welfare System Research, COVID-19, Foster Care, Immigrant Youth, Public Charge, Research, Social Work

The Impact of COVID-19 and Immigration Enforcement on Service Delivery for Immigrant Origin Families Involved in the Child Welfare System

Kristina Lovato, Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Jesse Jeffery Ramirez, Vanessa Mendoza & Robin Hernandez-Mekonnen; Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (August 17, 2022)

This research explored the experiences of child welfare agencies and community partner organizations in serving immigrant children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the adaptations implemented to address new challenges.

Apr 26
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Equity in Permanency: Assessing the Scope of International Kinship Placements for Children in the U.S. Foster Care System.

By | Adoption, Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Foster Care, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Kinship Care, Research, Research Highlight, Transnational Resources

Equity in Permanency: Assessing the Scope of International Kinship Placements for Children in the U.S. Foster Care System.

Elaine Weisman, Antinia Joiner, Julie Rosicky, Jennifer Gillyard, Khadija Barqadle, Liliana Rosario and Tera Proby, International Social Service – USA (March 2022)

This report and accompanying slide deck detail the results and recommendations of a study conducted by International Social Service USA to better understand cross-border placements and family finding and to identify systems that facilitate and support international connections for children and youth in the child welfare system.

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Apr 24
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Immigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising Policies

By | Child Welfare System Research, Federal Policy, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Law & Policy, Practice, Research, Social Workers, State Policy

Immigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising Policies

Mark Greenberg, Randy Capps, Andrew Kalweit, Jennifer Grishkin, and Ann Flagg, Migration Policy Institute (April 2019)

Some states and localities have developed specialized policies and practices for working with children in immigrant families, though these vary considerably. This report explores this diversity of approaches, drawing on interviews with child welfare officials from 14 states, six counties, and New York City. For each of nine key issues—ranging from agency staffing and training, to language access policies and cooperation with foreign consulates—the researchers identify a recommended approach and discuss relevant policies and practices.

Jul 24
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A Vision for Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education

By | Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Research, Research Highlight

A Vision for Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education

Foundation for Child Development (July 2018)

A new 2018 report, Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education, by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), outlines a funding strategy that will provide reliable, accessible high-quality ECE for young children from birth to kindergarten entry. The report estimates that the total annual cost of providing high-quality ECE from both public and private funding is $140 billion, and provides a phased-in approach to a transition towards a fully implemented new financing structure.

Jul 16
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The 2018 Edition of the Early Childhood Workforce Index

By | Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Research, Research Highlight

The 2018 Edition of the Early Childhood Workforce Index: Tracking Changes in State Workforce Conditions and Policies since 2016

Foundation for Child Development (July 2018)

In 2016, the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at University of California at Berkeley created the Early Childhood Workforce Index to shed light on the status of the workforce and to establish a baseline understanding of State early childhood employment conditions and policies in order to strengthen support for the early care and education  (ECE) workforce.  CSCCE recently released the second edition of this biennial report, which provides a comprehensive update on the progress, or lack thereof, made by States to improve ECE workforce conditions and policies since the inaugural edition in 2016.

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