Health & Well-Being

August 2019
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Issue Brief
Urban Institute logo, which features their name, first word in larger blue letters, second in black, over a dotted grid pattern. Accompanies their brief, Safety Net Access in the Context of the Public Charge Rule.
Safety Net Access in the Context of the Public Charge Rule
This brief shares insights from in-depth interviews conducted in March 2019 with 25 adults in immigrant families who reported that they or a family member avoided participating in safety net programs.
Source: Urban Institute
August 2019
Resource
Analysis
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation logo, which features their acronym, KFF, above their spelled out name, all in blue letters. Accompanies their analysis, Changes to “Public Charge” Inadmissibility Rule: Implications for Health and Health Coverage.
Changes to “Public Charge” Inadmissibility Rule: Implications for Health and Health Coverage
The public charge rule will lead to decreased participation in certain programs that will contribute to more uninsured individuals and negatively affect the health and financial stability of families and the growth and healthy development of their children.
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
May 2019
Resource
Analysis
Urban Institute logo, which shows their name in capital letters, with Urban in larger blue letters and Institute in smaller black letters, in front of a grid of dots on the left and the tagline "Elevate the Debate."
One in Seven Adults in Immigrant Families Reported Avoiding Public Benefit Programs in 2018
In this brief, Urban Institute uses data from the December 2018 Well-Being and Basic Needs Survey to provide the first systematic evidence on the extent of chilling effects among immigrant families before release of a final public charge rule. 
Source: Urban Institute
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
September 2018
Resource
Report
Family Consequences of Detention/Deportation: Effects on Finances, Health, and Well-Being
Family Consequences of Detention/Deportation: Effects on Finances, Health, and Well-Being
This report explores the direct impacts of detention and deportation on family finances, health, and well-being.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation
September 2018
Resource
Analysis
Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Policies for Immigrants: Implications for Health Coverage
Proposed Changes to “Public Charge” Policies for Immigrants: Implications for Health Coverage
An analysis by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation of how the proposed "public charge" rule overhaul will impact immigrants' health coverage.
Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
September 2018
Resource
Analysis
The Hunger Impact of the Proposed Public Charge Rule
The Hunger Impact of the Proposed Public Charge Rule
An analysis of impact on immigrant hunger of the proposed public charge rule that was posted on the Department of Homeland Security’s website in late September.
Source: Food Research and Action Center
September 2018
Resource
Issue Brief
DHS' Proposed Rule: What May Change With Public Charge
DHS' Proposed Rule: What May Change With Public Charge
This issue brief explains how the proposed DHS rule to re-make the "public charge" immigration provision would result in discouraging many eligible immigrants from accessing Medicaid and other federal public benefits for fear of negatively effecting their immigration status. 
Source: National Health Law Program
July 2018
Resource
Factsheet
A Threat to the Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families
A Threat to the Health and Wellbeing of Children in Immigrant Families
This factsheet details the potential effects of proposed changes to the public charge rule on children in immigrant families. 
Source: The Center for Law and Social Policy
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

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