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Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Public Charge, Reports, Research

Strengthening Border Families: Data Highlights from Interviews & Focus Groups with Immigrant Caregivers

Megan Finno-Velasquez and Sophia Sepp; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (June 2023)

This report details the findings and implications from the third phase of the Strengthening Border Families study, which interviewed immigrant caregivers with young children in Doña Ana County about their experiences accessing a broad range of supportive services. Read the report in Spanish here.

Story Map: Immigrant Inclusivity in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

By | CICW Publications, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Immigrant Families Research, Immigration Enforcement, Language Issues, Reports, Research

Story Map: Immigrant Inclusivity in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Center on Immigration and Child Welfare & NMSU Center for Community Analysis (February 2023)

This interactive story map highlights the findings and recommendations from a community resource mapping project that sought to identify the supportive services available to immigrant families in Doña Ana County, NM and to assess their level of inclusivity of the unique needs of this population. View the Spanish version of the story map here!

Strengthening Border Families: Frontline Practitioner Perspectives on Service Access for Immigrant Families with Young Children in Doña Ana County, NM

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Early Childhood, Immigrant Families Research, Reports, Research
Strengthening Border Families Frontline Practitioner Perspectives on Service Access for Immigrant Families with Young Children

Strengthening Border Families: Frontline Practitioner Perspectives on Service Access for Immigrant Families with Young Children in Doña Ana County, NM

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Vanessa Mendoza, and Anayeli Lopez; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (December 2021)

This report details the findings and recommendations from the second phase of the Strengthening Border Families study, which elicited the perspectives of frontline practitioners who serve immigrant families across a variety of service settings in the community about the accessibility and quality of services for  immigrant families with young children in the Doña Ana County.

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Strengthening Border Families: Community & Policy Responses

By | Child Well-Being, CICW Publications, Early Childhood, Reports

Strengthening Border Families: Community and Policy Responses to Serving Immigrant Families with Young Children in Doña Ana County, NM

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Sophia Sepp, Anayeli Lopez, and Michelle Salazar Pérez; Center on Immigration and Child Welfare (May 2021)

This report details the results and recommendations of the first phase of a community-based participatory research project which aimed to explore 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. It is also available in Spanish here.

Intersection of Immigration with Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems

By | CICW Publications, Foster Care, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Immigration Relief, Legal/Law, Reports, Resources, Social Work, State Policies

Intersection of Immigration with Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems: A Review of Research, Policy, and Practice

Megan Finno-Velasquez, Ph.D. and Jill K. Pardini, MPP, CICW and AECF (March 15, 2018)

This report reviews existing literature on immigrant children and families who encounter the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems to assess the needs, current relevant policies and practices, and existing gaps in research related to this population.

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