In the fourth and final webinar in the BUILD Initiative webinar and blog series on the provision of trauma-informed care as it relates to immigration and US immigration policies, we discussed strategies direct service providers and advocates can use to support and welcome immigrant families in early childhood programs, mitigate the effects of trauma, and engage in administrative and legislative advocacy toward better policies for immigrant families. We present some of that information here.
This blog describes four BUILD webinars, offered from April through July 2019, that provide important areas for consideration in the provision of trauma-informed care as it relates to immigration and US immigration policies. Topics covered include: the effect of trauma on children’s development, the unique threats facing mixed-status families, how current immigration policies have increased the need for trauma-informed care, and the trauma-informed approach needed for the early childhood workforce.
This guide is intended to help school officials form practical plans to protect the rights of
immigrant students and their families. California law-enforcement agencies are prohibited under
state law from performing the functions of an immigration officer. But local educational agencies
should be aware that although U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are the agencies with primary responsibility for federal
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immigration enforcement, there are instances in which other law-enforcement agencies may
attempt to enforce federal immigration laws.
This slide deck from the webinar Trauma-Informed Services and Policies to Support Immigrant and Mixed Status Families in Early Care and Education provides an overview of immigration policy and trauma. Topics covered include the impact of US immigration policy change, what Early Care and Education stakeholders can do, and what’s next for work with infants, children and families.
With funding from the Irving Harris Foundation, the BUILD Initiative organized series of webinars and blogs in partnership with the Center for Law and Social Policy
focused on how recent changes in immigration policy are presenting new and intense challenges to infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families, and the teachers and programs that work with them.
This media toolkit supports the webinar Trauma-Informed Services and Policies to Support Immigrant and Mixed-Status Families in Early Care and Education: Impacts of Immigration Trauma on the Health and Development of Young Children. Tools provide tips for creating effective social media placements and email communications.
This report documents how the current immigration context is affecting our nation’s youngest
children, under age eight, based on interviews and focus groups in 2017 with more than 150 early
childhood educators and parents in six states—California, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, North
Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
In 2017, CLASP conducted a six-month study to better understand how young children, ages eight and under, are
affected by immigration policy changes. This first-of-its kind research included interviews and focus group sessions
with more than 150 early care and education providers and parents in six states.
This blog from the Center for the Study of Social Policy is titled: Preparing for Immigration Raids: What Early Childhood Stakeholders Can Do. Out of deep concern about the harm of such enforcement actions on young children, families, and communities, the blog offers several steps early childhood programs can take to prepare for impending raids.
This report is based on a six-month study CLASP performed to understand how young children and early childhood professionals are affected by immigration policy changes. This first-of-its kind research included interviews and focus groups with more than 150 early care and education providers and parents in six states.
