MCWNN 2008: Panel Session: What We Know About Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System

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MCWNN 2008: Panel Session: What We Know About Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System: The Current State of Research Knowledge

Delivered at the Second National MCWNN Forum at Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (April 2008)

In this session, leading national experts on the intersection of immigration and child welfare discussed the current state of empirical knowledge concerning immigrant children and families who have come to the attention of child welfare systems. The panelists presented the results from recent national, state and local studies, and discussed the needs and direction for future research. Implications for using this research to inform practice were also presented.

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