This resource provides a summary of the executive orders and other policies impacting unaccompanied children in the first six months of the Trump administration.
This free comprehensive online training addresses the unique challenges and opportunities when working with immigrant children and families in the child welfare system. It is geared toward child welfare agency administrators, practitioners, and other stakeholders. Three free social work CEUs are available from the NMSU School of Social Work.
This policy brief examines the impacts on immigrant children and families of the Trump administration’s immigration-related actions during his first 100 days in office, and proposes solutions to protect their health and wellbeing.
This resource addresses the “wellness checks” federal officials are conducting on unaccompanied immigrant children and their sponsors and what families need to know about their rights and seeking legal support.
This systematic review highlights mental health and social service outcomes of children forcibly separated from their parents during and following the Zero Tolerance Policy and examines barriers and facilitators in accessing social services upon their release from US detention facilities.
This issue brief explains the harmful impacts of the House Reconciliation bill for immigrant women, children, and families, including stripping healthcare coverage for immigrant survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, decimating legal protections for Unaccompanied Children, and expanding ICE’s detention capacity.
This explainer discusses how Congress and the administration have been undermining ORR’s ability to focus on child welfare, family reunification, and safety by tying ORR operations to immigration enforcement actions and provides recommendations on what can be done to support unaccompanied children.
This policy brief analyzes the implications of the recent reconciliation bill for unaccompanied children.
This know your rights resource provides guidance on what to do in an interaction with an immigration enforcement official in the event of a “welfare check” on unaccompanied children.
The CARE Intervention Toolkit equips professionals with a four-component framework—Connect, Assess, Respond, and Educate—to support unaccompanied children and youth in exploitative labor situations using principles of evidence-based Psychological First Aid.
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