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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.

Jul 16
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Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal/Law, Parenting, Research Highlight, Social Work, Trauma

Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development

Leila Schochet, Center for American Progress (July 12, 2018)

This issue brief outlines how the Trump administration is attempting to roll back important legal protections for children in detention and details how President Trump’s latest policy of detaining families will have negative effects on the health and well-being of immigrant children and their parents.

 

Jul 10
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Data Tool: Measuring Hispanic Families and Households

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Data Tool: Measuring Hispanic Families and Households

National Research Center on Hispanic Families and Children (July 2018)
The National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families just released an interactive data tool to help researchers explore the capacity of 22 large, mostly national surveys to measure Latino families and households. The tool indicates what information is available on family and household composition, family formation and stability, relationship dynamics, and (co)parenting.
Jul 03
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Fact Sheet: Top 10 Reasons Family Incarceration is Not a Solution

By | Child Well-Being, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Fact Sheet: Top 10 Reasons Family Incarceration is Not a Solution

Human Rights First (June 2018)

The Trump Administration is attempting to replace its failed policy of family separation with the failed policy of family incarceration. ICE already detains families at three facilities in Dilley and Karnes, Texas and Reading, Pennsylvania, but the Trump Administration wants to lock up families even longer and overturn legal rules that protect children from lengthy detention.

Jul 02
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Fact Sheet: The Trauma of Childhood Separation

By | Child Well-Being, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work, Trauma

Fact Sheet: The Trauma of Childhood Separation

Megan J. Wolff, PhD, MPH; Weill Cornell (July 2, 2018)

The Institute for the History of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell created this tool for those working on behalf of separated families or incarcerated parents. This well-sourced fact sheet details the medical aspects of the trauma of child separation. It’s intended to be of use for journalists, policymakers, lawyers, and anyone else interested or involved in the issue.

Jun 27
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2018 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Research, Social Work

2018 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (June 27, 2018)

The 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book provides important context entering the 2020 census and its potential to under count at least 1 million kids under age 5.  It also looks at recent trends in child well-being, including improvements in economic well-being but mixed results in health, education and family and community factors.

Jun 20
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Hispanic Couples in the Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation: How Representative are they of Low-Income Hispanic Couples in the United States?

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research Highlight, Social Work

Hispanic Couples in the Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation: How Representative are they of Low-Income Hispanic Couples in the United States?

Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti; Lina Guzman; National Research Center on Hispanic Families & Children (June 2018)

This brief assesses the extent to which Hispanic participants in the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation data set represent the broader U.S. population of Hispanic couples.

Jun 20
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How Well Do National Surveys Measure Hispanic Families and Households?

By | Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

How Well Do National Surveys Measure Hispanic Families and Households?

Lina Guzman; Maria A. Ramos-Olazagasti; Marta Alvira-Hammond; Emily Miller; Christina Padilla; Renee Ryberg; Claudia Vega; National Research Center on Hispanic Families & Children (June 20, 2018)

This brief examines the capacity of our nation’s data infrastructure to measure, describe, and understand the structure, diversity, complexity, and dynamics of Hispanic family life through the review of more than 20 mostly national surveys to assess the extent to which they include measures critical to understanding the characteristics and experiences of Hispanic families and households.

Jun 18
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Code Red The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention

By | Detention, ICE, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Research Highlight, Safety, Trauma

Code Red: The Fatal Consequences of Dangerously Substandard Medical Care in Immigration Detention

Human Rights Watch (June 2018)

Based on the analysis of independent medical experts, this 72-page report, examines the 15 “Detainee Death Reviews” ICE released from December 2015 through April 2017.

Jun 09
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Language competence in forensic interviews for suspected child sexual abuse.

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Maltreatment, Child Welfare System Research, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight, Trauma

Language competence in forensic interviews for suspected child sexual abuse.

Lisa A. Fontes and Amy C. Tishelman, Child Abuse and Neglect (June 2016)

Forensic interviews with children for suspected child sexual abuse require meeting children “where they are” in terms of their developmental level, readiness to disclose, culture, and language. In this qualitative study, 39 U.S. child forensic interviewers and child advocacy center directors discussed their experiences, practices, and opinions regarding interviews with children and families who are not native speakers of English. Recommendations for practice and further research are included.

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