This paper explores the lack of a right to government-funded counsel for unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings via a comparison of the U.S. immigration system with those of Germany, Italy, and Greece.
This webinar discusses findings from a recent study on unaccompanied children’s access to medical and mental health services after release from federal custody, highlighting barriers to care and recommendations to strengthen and improve access to these services for UCs. Audio, video, and Powerpoint slides are available and detailed results can be found in the new report A Path to Meeting the Medical and Mental Health Needs of Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities.
This report analyses the adherence of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to its policies and procedures related to making initial placements of unaccompanied children in care provider facilities and when transferring children between facilities and offers recommendations for improvement.
This study explores the community-level factors that facilitate the adjustment of unaccompanied immigrant children placed ORR foster care.
This article examines how U.S.-born children of immigrant mothers are undercounted in the census due to factors like language barriers, fear of deportation, and cultural stigmas, impacting resource allocation and political representation.
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 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 brief outlines service gaps and barriers for unaccompanied children transitioning from federal custody into U.S. communities and provides resources and promising practices for community organizations, government agencies, and funders to improve supports for these children.
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