The CICW pursues and supports research that advances our mission to improve policy and practice with immigrant children and families at risk of involvement with the child welfare system.
Research Statement & Affiliates
Learn about the CICW’s research foci and priorities and meet our affiliated researchers from universities across the U.S.
Empowering Child Welfare Practice at the Intersections of Immigration and Child Wellbeing
This two-year statewide initiative, “Empowering Child Welfare Practice at the Intersections of Immigration and Child Wellbeing,” brings together child welfare practitioners, legal service providers, and immigrant families to advance culturally responsive and trauma-informed practice across California.
Study on Immigrant Transitional Age Youth
In partnership with Casey Family Programs, this study examines the mental health and social service needs of unaccompanied transitional age immigrant youth (TAY) ages 18-24 years old, who were forcibly separated from their families and are navigating the transition from childhood to adulthood (a “protected” status to undocumented and unprotected) as they become undocumented adults.
Strengthening Border Families Research Project
The Strengthening Border Families research project is a community-based participatory study that aims to understand the accessibility and quality of services as well as barriers and facilitators to service receipt among immigrant families with young children in the New Mexico borderlands.
