By Rachel Prandini, Melissa Adamson, and Neha Desai
Immigrant children and families in the child welfare system face unique barriers to permanency and well-being. In some cases, their involvement in the child welfare system also presents distinct opportunities for seeking lawful immigration status. With half of all children in California coming from an immigrant family, child welfare agencies in California must be equipped to effectively support immigrant children and families on the pathway to permanency. The objective of this Toolkit is to provide guidance to child welfare agencies in California working with immigrant children and families.
Immigrant children and families in the child welfare system face unique barriers to permanency and well-being. In some cases, their involvement in the child welfare system also presents distinct opportunities for seeking lawful immigration status. With half of all children in California coming from an immigrant family, child welfare agencies in California must be equipped to effectively support immigrant children and families on the pathway to permanency. The objective of this Toolkit is to provide guidance to child welfare agencies in California working with immigrant children and families.
This Toolkit provides helpful background information on immigrant children and families in California (Section II) and immigration terminology (Section III). It also discusses the trauma that immigrant children and families may experience at different points throughout the migration journey (Section IV), describes the unique experiences of unaccompanied minors (Section V), and provides insight on engaging with immigrant families across cultural divides (Section VI). The Toolkit then offers advice on working with children and families to identify the need for immigration legal services, as well as information on how to connect them to non-profit legal services in the community (Section VII).
Continue reading on the source site by clicking here, and access the PDF of the toolkit here.
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