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Apr 13
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Addressing Child Trauma at the Mexican Border

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Addressing Child Trauma at the Mexican Border

Taylor Sisk, MedPage Today (April 1, 2018)

This article highlights the issues witnessed by healthcare professionals while visiting children in a detention facility at the Mexican border, with specific focus on the mental health and trauma experienced by the children being held in the facility. In addition to highlighting these issues, the article also highlights the importance of practitioners working together to bring attention to and address the violations of human rights described in the article.

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Apr 13
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The Cruel Ploy of Taking Immigrant Kids From Their Parents

By | In the News

The Cruel Ploy of Taking Immigrant Kids From Their Parents

Dora Galacatos, Alan Shapiro and Brett Stark, The New York Times (February 28, 2018)

The Department of Homeland Security may soon formalize the abhorrent practice of detaining the children of asylum-seekers separately from their parents.  If the secretary orders this practice to be made standard procedure, thousands of families could face unnecessary separation.

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Apr 13
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Our Children’s Fear: Immigration Policy’s Effects on Young Children

By | Child Well-Being, Early Childhood, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Legal/Law, Parenting, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Our Children’s Fear: Immigration Policy’s Effects on Young Children

Wendy Cervantes, Hannah Matthews and Rebecca Ullrich, CLASP (3/14/2018)

This webinar presents findings from two CLASP reports: “Our Children’s Fear: Immigration Policy’s Effects on Young Children” and “Immigration Policy’s Harmful Impacts on Early Care and Education”. It also explains how immigration policy is affecting young children and their parents as well as early childhood educators. Recommendations for stakeholders at all levels to safeguard the wellbeing of children in immigrant families are also provided.

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Apr 13
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Practice Advisory: Stays of Removal for DACA Recipients with Removal Orders

By | Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, State Policies

Practice Advisory: Stays of Removal for DACA Recipients with Removal Orders

CLINIC (March 9, 2018)

The purpose of this practice advisory is to assist practitioners filing stays of removal for those DACA recipients who have prior removal orders. This advisory explains how to seek a stay with the immigration court, the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) and the U.S. courts of appeal. It also covers how to seek a stay of removal from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Apr 13
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Watch Our Webinar: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare

By | Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention, Child Well-Being, Foster Care, Highlighted Resources, Practice, Practice Highlight, Social Work, Social Workers

Watch Our Webinar: Adapting Evidence-Based Programs in Child Welfare

Annie E. Casey Foundation (3/26/2018)

The first webinar in a new series on implementing evidence-based practices in child welfare explores how child welfare leaders and program developers can work together to adapt an evidence-based approach to the specific needs of a state — and further hone the approach as it moves to another jurisdiction.

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Apr 13
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Addressing Health Disparities in the Mental Health of Refugee Children and Adolescents Through Community-Based Participatory Research: A Study in 2 Communities

By | Child Well-Being, Culture: Issues & Competencies, Highlighted Resources, Immigrant Families Research, Immigrant Youth, Language Issues, Research, Research Highlight

Addressing Health Disparities in the Mental Health of Refugee Children and Adolescents Through Community-Based Participatory Research: A Study in 2 Communities

Theresa S. Betancourt, Rochelle Frounfelker, Tej Mishra, Aweis Hussein, and Rita Falzarano, American Journal of Public Health (June 3, 2015)

The researchers of this study sought to understand the problems, strengths, and help-seeking behaviors of Somali Bantu and Bhutanese refugees and determine local expressions of mental health problems among youths in both communities.

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Apr 12
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AFCC 55th Annual Conference: Compassionate Family Court Systems: The Role of Trauma-Informed Jurisprudence

By | Opportunities

AFCC 55th Annual Conference: Compassionate Family Court Systems: The Role of Trauma-Informed Jurisprudence

June 6-9, 2018

AFCC strives to offer a wide range of conference sessions highlighting different research, advocacy positions, policies, practices, programs, procedures, and ideas. Some programs may be evidence-based while others may report on works in progress, emerging practices, or policy initiatives. The goal of the conference is to enhance learning while encouraging respectful inquiry, discussion, and debate consistent with AFCC organizational values.

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