This bulletin outlines key considerations for child welfare caseworkers working with immigrant and refugee families and provides strategies to improve services for this population that take into account the unique challenges and circumstances these children and families face.
This webinar reviews different forms of trauma, trauma responses, and how to identify symptoms in a child, with a focus on the traumatic experiences immigrant children may face and how to respond as a practitioner.
This webpage discusses considerations and recommendations for working with children of immigrants with disabilities and provides a resource with links to additional research, frameworks, practices, and recommendations.
The National Foster Care Youth & Alumni Policy Council has released a new set of priorities to improve support to immigrant youth and children who experience foster care based on a recent survey of youth who have navigated both systems.
This webpage provides various resources for responding to human trafficking concerns among unaccompanied minors, including trainings, screening and reporting guidance, and prevention and awareness resources.
This memorandum provides information and links to resources on how to respond to human trafficking concerns for children and youth in foster care, including resources and training related to foreign national minors.
This guide draws from the findings of the Strengthening Border Families study to provide recommendations for service organizations and practitioners on policies and practices to increase inclusivity of immigrant families and their unique needs and experiences.
This resource provides an overview of the key services and activities of the NM Children, Youth & Families Department Immigration Unit as a model and guide for child welfare and juvenile justice systems serving immigrant children and families. It is also available in Spanish here.
This video resource highlights best practices and cultural considerations for child welfare and other providers working with Somali families.
This report documents the shortcomings of the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s “Significant Incident Reports” and provides recommendations on how ORR can overhaul this system in order to better protect the mental and physical health and safety of unaccompanied children.
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