This report summarizes the findings of a study into the barriers facing unaccompanied children in accessing critical medical and mental health care and highlights recommendations to address these barriers and strengthen services for this population.
This article explores the definitions and various components of safety, permanency and well-being for unaccompanied children in long-term foster care under the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
This brief examines mixed-status families’ disproportionate experiences of material hardship and discusses relevant policy implications for addressing these disparities.
This interactive story map highlights the findings and recommendations from a community resource mapping project that sought to identify the supportive services available to immigrant families in Doña Ana County, NM and to assess their level of inclusivity of the unique needs of this population. View the Spanish version of the story map here!
This research used qualitative interviews with Latina mothers to gain insight on risk and protective factors for healthy development among Latinx youth in an agricultural community, beyond what may be captured by the ACEs measure.
This brief explores the experiences of North Carolina’s child care subsidy program staff when trying to engage Hispanic families during COVID-19.
This research explored factors, such as age and placement, associated with reporting educational services as a primary need among unaccompanied minors receiving post release services.
This research explored factors, such as country of origin, gender, and age, associated with reporting mental health services as a primary need among unaccompanied minors.
This article, part of a special issue on Latino and Hispanic child and family well-being explores social service use among Latinx immigrant families after the deportation or one or more parents.
This article explored the impact of the 2016 presidential election and the leak of a proposed change to the public charge rule on immigrant families’ participation in food and nutrition assistance programs, finding significant and large decreases in SNAP and other nutrition program participation.
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