Looking at Latino Families’ Access to Early Care and Education Through Multiple Dimensions.
Society for Research in Child Development (May 23, 2018)
The University-Based Child and Family Policy Consortium, in collaboration with the Society for Research in Child Development, hosted a webinar on May 23, 2018 on Latino Families’ Access to Early Care and Education.
View WebinarWhat Parents Talk About When They Talk About Learning: A National Survey About Young Children and Science
Megan Silander, Todd Grindal, Naomi Hupert, Elisa Garcia, Kea Anderson, Philip Vahey, Shelley Pasnik, Education Development Center, Inc. & SRI International (May 2018)
This study used a nationally representative parent survey, combined with in-depth interviews and home visits with a smaller sample of families, to learn how parents of young children, particularly low-income parents, encourage and take part in their children’s learning, especially their science learning.
Read MoreKeeping Immigrant Families Safe in Early Childhood Programs
Rebecca Ullrich, CLASP (May 18, 2018)
Many people are aware that immigration agents aren’t supposed to arrest and apprehend people at places like schools, hospitals, and churches. It’s less widely known that early childhood programs are also protected.
Read MorePotential Effects of Public Charge Changes on Health Coverage for Citizen Children
Samantha Artiga, Anthony Damico, and Rachel Garfield, Kaiser Family Foundation (May 18,2018)
This brief provides an overview of citizen children with a noncitizen parent potentially affected by public charge changes and analyzes three Medicaid/CHIP disenrollment scenarios to illustrate how the changes could potentially affect their health coverage and uninsured rate.
Read MoreThe Effects of Deportation on Families and Communities
Regina Day Langhout, Sara L. Buckingham, Ashmeet Kaur Oberoi, Noé Rubén Chávez, Dana Rusch, Francesca Esposito, & Yolanda Suarez-Balcazar; Society for Community Research and Action (May 16, 2018)
This brief first describes specific aspects of current US immigration policies. It then reviews the empirical literature to describe the effects of deportation on the individual, families, and the broader community.
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Why and How Do Low-income Hispanic Families Search for Early Care and Education (ECE)?
Julia L. Mendez; Danielle A. Crosby, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families (May 2018)
This brief uses data from the 2012 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to describe why low-income Hispanic parents with young children (birth to age 5) report searching for child care; comparison data for low-income non-Hispanic black and white parents are also reported.
Read MoreWebinar: Trauma in Immigrant & Refugee Communities
Appleseed Network (May 3, 2018)
This webinar by Princeton AlumniCorps and Appleseed explored trauma and mental health in immigrant and refugee communities, including the impacts of the political climate on mental wellness and the generational impact of chronic stress on immigrant families.
View WebinarImmigrants in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies
ABA Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association (May 2018)
This resource provides guidance on how to navigate a number of scenarios in which children and their families may benefit from support services but face intersecting immigration and child welfare legal challenges. The analysis informs not only child welfare professionals including case workers, attorneys, and judges, but also immigration law professionals whose clients may interact with the state child welfare system. Understanding the complexities that arise when families interact with both systems is a critical step in better advocacy for and support of immigrant children and families.
Running to stand still: Trauma symptoms, coping strategies, and substance use behaviors in unaccompanied migrant youth
Jodi Berger Cardoso, Children and Youth Services Review (April 9, 2018)
The current study explores: (a) the frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, suicidal ideation, and substance use, (b) trauma exposure at pre-migration, migration, and post-migration, and (c) how youth may cope with these adversities among unaccompanied migrant youth, with special attention to their implications for health and well-being.
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