Health & Well-Being

July 2019
News
Blog Post
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Immigration Policy Updates
Fueled by xenophobia, racism, and hate, the current administration has sought from day 1 to dismantle America’s historical role as a beacon of hope and a land of refuge.
April 2019
Program
Monthly Immigration Policy Call
Two smiling girls at a desk in a classroom with two more students behind them. Posted in conjunction with GCIR's webinar, Monthly Immigration Policy Call: April.
Through the Eyes of Children
This webinar will delve deeper into how family separation has been experienced by and through the eyes of children, and how those working closest with children are working to give voice to their trauma and create accountability for harm.
April 2019
Resource
Report
Immigrant Families and Child Welfare Systems: Emerging Needs and Promising Policies
This report explores the diversity of states' and localities' approaches for working with children in immigrant families who are in the child welfare system.
Source: Migration Policy Institute
May 2018
Resource
Report
Detached and Afraid: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children at the Border
Detached and Afraid: U.S. Immigration Policy and the Practice of Forcibly Separating Parents and Young Children at the Border
This journal article explores what happens to these children once they are separated from their families by examining the nature of the services and programs provided while they are in temporary foster care.
Source: Child Welfare League of America's Child Welfare Journal
January 2018
Resource
Factsheet
Key Points: Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Children
Key Points: Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Children
This resource from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network provides key points related to traumatic separation and immigrant and refugee children.
Source: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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