Sentences with phrase «including children in immigrant families»

The Casey Foundation believes in using data to create policies that improve the well - being of all children including children in immigrant families.

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«Locking up immigrants, including families and children fleeing extreme violence in Central America, should not be a source of profit for huge corporations, particularly given private contractors» terrible record providing inadequate medical and mental health care to dying immigrants,» the statement said.

For over 50 years, regardless of the political environment or changes in the economy, GLIDE has stood with the most vulnerable, including poor people, those with illness, people of color, immigrants, as well as all families and children fleeing war and oppression.

Locking up immigrants, including families and children fleeing extreme violence in Central America, should not be a source of profit for huge corporations, particularly given private contractors» terrible record providing inadequate medical and mental health care to dying immigrants.

Cuomo, in exchange for an endorsement from the left leaning Working Families Party, promised to help reunite the two Democratic factions in order to achieve passage of several progressive issues, including public campaign financing, a women's equality act with an abortion rights provision, and a measure to give college aid to children of undocumented immigrants, known as the Dream Act.

Sessions after lunch will center on narratives for change and will include breakout discussions on helping seniors live healthy, independent lives; helping immigrants and refugees thrive in their new community; and helping children and families escape poverty, among other topics.

«Because the majority of children in immigrant families, including those in noncitizen families, are U.S. citizens by birth and are likely to remain here throughout their lives, investing in human capital and economic outcomes should be an important national agenda,» he said.

«As the national debate on immigration has grown stronger, including immigrants» use of many social services, some have argued that the reason for the high child poverty rate has mostly been due to the large number of children in low - skilled, poor immigrant families,» Joo said.

Each year's data included over 40,000 children living in immigrant families: those who had either immigrated themselves or had at least one immigrant parent.

When he played sandlot football as a child growing up in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)-- the first step in his family's immigrant odyssey that later brought him to New York — his father encouraged him to pursue his interests, including becoming a professional football player (though he says he had nowhere near the aptitude to go pro).

I think this commitment is represented well by HGSE faculty members, including some hired during my deanship, for example: Nancy Hill with her work on parenting and family socialization practices across ethnic, socio - economic, and neighborhood contexts; Meira Levinson with her work on civic and multicultural education; Natasha Warikoo with her work on race, immigration, inequality, and culture as they relate to education; and Hiro Yoshikawa with his work on the development of young children in immigrant families.

To advocate for victims of domestic violence in all family law matters including divorce, child custody, child support, restraining orders; to empower immigrants with family law issues.

Her areas of research include cultural and situational contexts of child development, early childhood professional development, father - child relationships in urban communities, and early childhood services for immigrant children and families.

Life and family events premigration and postmigration have been found to have a profound effect on the health and well - being of immigrant children.1, 2 Risk factors include trauma, separation from parents, nonvoluntary migration, obstacles in the acculturation process, 3 and children who immigrate in their mid - or late teens.1, 4 Research also shows that parents who have experienced or witnessed violence have poorer mental health, 2,5 which is likely to affect parent — child attachment and negatively impact child development and mental health.5 Transitioning to a new country may be beneficial for both parents and children, but it may render new and unexpected constraints in the parent — child relationship (eg, children tend to acculturate to the new country faster than their parents), cause disharmony and power conflicts, 6 — 8 and, subsequently, affect the child's mental health.9

Meeting the Needs of Immigrant Children and Youth in Child Welfare (PDF - 74 KB) Torrico (2010) Children, Youth and Families Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assImmigrant Children and Youth in Child Welfare (PDF - 74 KB) Torrico (2010) Children, Youth and Families Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assist Child Welfare (PDF - 74 KB) Torrico (2010) Children, Youth and Families Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assiFamilies Practice Update Explains the challenges immigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assimmigrant families face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assifamilies face, including those involved in child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assist child welfare agencies, and presents practice strategies for the child welfare workers who assist child welfare workers who assist them.

Using Family Group Conferencing to Assist Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 199 KB) Howard & Bruce (2008) National Center on Family Group Decision Making Highlights the key factors to consider when using family group counseling as an approach with children whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial consideraFamily Group Conferencing to Assist Immigrant Children and Families in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 199 KB) Howard & Bruce (2008) National Center on Family Group Decision Making Highlights the key factors to consider when using family group counseling as an approach with children whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial consideChildren and Families in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 199 KB) Howard & Bruce (2008) National Center on Family Group Decision Making Highlights the key factors to consider when using family group counseling as an approach with children whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial consideFamilies in the Child Welfare System (PDF - 199 KB) Howard & Bruce (2008) National Center on Family Group Decision Making Highlights the key factors to consider when using family group counseling as an approach with children whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial consideraFamily Group Decision Making Highlights the key factors to consider when using family group counseling as an approach with children whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial considerafamily group counseling as an approach with children whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial considechildren whose families traverse national borders, including cultural and financial considefamilies traverse national borders, including cultural and financial considerations.

On this webinar, the report authors will discuss the study findings, including impacts on young children, their parents, and early childhood educators, and recommendations for stakeholders at all levels to safeguard the wellbeing of children in immigrant families.

Since she began her clinical work in Massachusetts in 1993, Dr. Hernandez - Wolfe has been working with interracial and international couples, foreign born citizens, immigrants and third culture children and their families; and the spectrum of anxiety related disorders including traumatic stress, generalized anxiety disorders, panic attacks and social anxiety.

Nationally, Latino children from immigrant families face obstacles on every measure included in this index with the exception that they were more likely to live in two - parent households.

Populations of interest include low - income families, as well as populations that may require specialized services, including but not limited to dual language learners, children affected by trauma or homelessness, children from immigrant / migrant families, children in foster care, and children with disabilities.

Partnering With Latino and Immigrant Families: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, Immigrant Families: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, aFamilies: Resources and Suggestions for Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, and Child Welfare Professionals (PDF - 1,465 KB) North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (2015) Discusses working with Latino and / or immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, immigrant families for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, afamilies for child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, and child welfare professionals in North Carolina and includes information on topics such as educating and recruiting foster families, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, afamilies, using culturally sensitive recruitment, working with Hispanic foster families, using translators, afamilies, using translators, and more.

Gokey is president of The Business Training Institute, which provides educational and support services to high - risk children and families in Utica, N.Y., including new immigrants and refugees.