Non-citizen Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Practice Guide to Juvenile Detention Reform
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Immigrant Legal Resources Center and Legal Services for Children (June 2014)
This guide addresses the needs of non-citizen youth involved with the juvenile justice system. The authors discuss the impact of immigration status on juvenile justice cases and offer information on the intersection between the juvenile justice and immigration enforcement legal systems.
Get the GuideBarriers to Support Service Use for Latino Immigrant Families Reported to Child Welfare: Implications for Policy and Practice
Megan Finno-Velasquez, MSW, PhD Candidate, University of Southern California School of Social Work (June 2014)
This brief highlights the findings of a study that explores the extent to which immigration status impacts referral to, and receipt of, concrete services by Latino families reported for child maltreatment. Data were drawn from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being II (NSCAW II), a federally funded and nationally representative sample of families investigated by child welfare agencies for maltreatment between April 2008 and September 2009. The brief concludes with recommendations for policy and practice.
Screening for Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Administering the Traffic Victim Identification Tool
Screening for Human Trafficking: Guidelines for Administering the Traffic Victim Identification Tool
Vera Institute of Justice (June 2014)
This manual is intended mainly for victim service agency staff and other social service
providers, who will administer the Trafficking Victim Identification Tool (TVIT) to clients who are
potential trafficking victims.
Keeping Immigrant Families in the Child Protection System Together
ABA Child Law Practice (April 2014)
Written by Ann Park, this article discusses the barriers to family reunification that children in foster care experience when they have a detained or deported parent. The author identifies federal and state legislation that helps to reduce these barriers and provides practice recommendations for child welfare agencies, dependency courts, and attorneys.
Read the full textAll County Letter No. 14-21
State of California Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services (March 19, 2014)
In March of 2014, the California Department of Social Services issued this all county letter, which provides information on the key components of Senate Bill 1064.
Read LetterWorking with Unaccompanied and Immigrant Minors
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2014)
Border and immigrant youth experience various types of traumatic events, not only during their journeys but also once they have arrived at their destination, that are related to war or persecution, abuse, trafficking, and violence. These may affect their mental and physical health. These resources are geared toward those working with youth who have found their way to the States without the presence of a caregiver.
Access ResourcesUnaccompanied Migrant Children: Overview and Recommendations
National Association of Social Workers (2014)
This social justice brief provides an overview of the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied migrant children and the implications for bio-psycho-social development as well as recommendations for those in the social work profession.
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Migrant Youth, Transnational Families, and the State Care and Contested Interests
University of Pennsylvania Press (2014)
Through interviews with children and their families, attorneys, social workers, policy-makers, law enforcement, and diplomats, anthropologist Lauren Heidbrink foregrounds the voices of migrant children and youth who must navigate the legal and emotional terrain of U.S. immigration policy.
View Textbook InformationWebinar: The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act: A Case Study on California’s Senate Bill 1064
First Focus and State Policy Advocacy & Reform Center (June 11, 2013)
This is a recording of the The Reuniting Immigrant Families Act: A Case Study on California’s Senate Bill 1064 webinar. Speakers included Yali Lincroft, Consultant, First Focus Campaign for Children; Wendy Cervantes, Vice President, Immigration and Child Rights Policy, First Focus Campaign for Children; Alex Salgado, Legislative Aide to California Senator Kevin de Leon; and Laurie Melrood, Children’s Advocate, Arizona.
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