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Cecilia and the Long Walk

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Early Childhood, Family Separation, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Spanish Resources, Trauma, Youth & Families

Cecilia and the Long Walk

Julie Ribaudo, Sara Stein and Paige Safyer, University of Michigan (July 2018)

New English and Spanish resources for use with reunified children and parents, developed by experts in infant mental health and child development at the University of Michigan. This book may help parents help their children through the transition and reunification and process the traumatic experience of separation, and may be especially helpful for those agencies that are on the front lines helping to reunify children and parents. There are also accompanying coloring books (English and Spanish) and audio recordings (English, Spanish, and Combo).

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.

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.

Otherhood

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Youth, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers, Youth & Families

Otherhood

Rupa Shenoy, Public Radio International (May 2018)

Otherhood, a podcast from Public Radio International (PRI), was created by experienced journalist Rupa Shenoy, who worked with many immigrant children and developed interests in learning about their unique stories and perspectives. Otherhood is a platform to share different stories of first and second-generation immigrants. Episode are available free of charge on Apple podcasts.

 

Association of Maternal Eligibility for the DACA Program With Citizen Children’s Participation in the WIC Program

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Social Work

Association of Maternal Eligibility for the DACA Program With Citizen Children’s Participation in the WIC Program

Maya Venkataramani, Craig Evan Pollack, Lisa Ross DeCamp, Kathryn M. Leifheit, Zackary D. Berger, Atheendar S. Venkataramani, JAMA Pediatrics (May 29,2018)

Children with at least 1 undocumented immigrant parent face several disadvantages, reducing lifetime socioeconomic mobility and well-being. One mechanism underlying this could be failure to receive critical public benefits  because undocumented parents may be less likely to apply due to fear of being discovered by immigration authorities.

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Looking at Latino Families’ Access to Early Care and Education Through Multiple Dimensions

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Workers, Youth & Families

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.

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What Parents Talk About When They Talk About Learning: A National Survey About Young Children and Science

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight

What 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.

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Why and How Do Low-income Hispanic Families Search for Early Care and Education (ECE)?

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Parenting, Research, Research Highlight, Resources

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.

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Parent Know Your Rights Resources

By | Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Legal/Law, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Youth & Families

Parent Know Your Rights Resources

ABA Center on Children and the Law, American Bar Association (May 10, 2018)

The resource identifies rights and sometimes responsibilities remaining with the parents while their child is out of their home but before termination of parental rights. Sometimes these rights are called “residual rights.” Different from due process rights, residual rights typically include topics such as education or medical decision making and religious affiliation determinations. They may also include permissions for haircuts and tattoos. Written to be parent friendly, the ABA worked with Annie E. Casey to develop resources for each state.

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Immigrants in the Child Welfare System: Case Studies

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Deportation, Detention, Family Separation, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Resources, Social Work, Social Workers

Immigrants 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.

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