Immigrant Child Health Toolkit
American Academy of Pediatrics (2015)
The American Academy of Pediatrics developed this toolkit to provide information and resources for pediatricians related to immigrant child health.
The American Academy of Pediatrics developed this toolkit to provide information and resources for pediatricians related to immigrant child health.
This simple flyer in English and Spanish with a cartoon explains the services that KIND provides to support young persons in need of immigration legal assistance.
In this web page, KIND identifies and briefly describes the legal rights that children in immigrant families have in the context of family separation.
This page provides some simple steps and actions you can take to support and advocate for separated families.
This report documents findings related to the oversight of federal government programs designed to care for unaccompanied children and ensure they are not trafficked or abused The subcommittee has focused on weaknesses in the care of unaccompanied children and placement with sponsors.
This fact sheet describes the process by which the Trump Administration carried out family separation and how the related federal court ruling Ms. L v. ICE addresses family separation.
The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health has developed a website with resources to support families who have been separated during their time of need. Two types of resources are available: resources for children who have been separated from their parents and resources for caregivers and social service providers working to support these children and their families.
The report highlights research evidence on the science of early childhood development, stress and trauma, and implications of family separation and reunions for very young children.
ASAP has created a spreadsheet of Legal Referrals for Asylum-Seeking Families, which lists (1) hundreds of private immigration attorneys in many states and (2) information on pro se help desks and other limited scope representation efforts in various cities. Additional resources are available here.