Provider Watch - November 4, 2013 -
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
From:
National Resource Center for Permanency and Family
Connections, NRCPFC Weekly Update 10/30/13
Bilingual Safety Guides for Children and Teens
Every day,
children and teenagers enter the United States unaccompanied by
parents or other caring adults and without legal documentation.
These unaccompanied children often come to reunite with family,
work, or pursue an education. Some may be fleeing violence and
abuse, avoiding gang persecution and recruitment, or escaping
political and religious persecution. When unaccompanied immigrant
children enter Federal custody, most are placed in the care of the
Division of Children’s Services (DCS) within the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
Residential care provided by ORR is based on child welfare
principles and ranges from foster care to secure facilities, based
on children’s needs. Bridging Refugee Youth and Children’s Services
(BRYCS) has developed children’s and teenager’s guides to personal
safety – the first publications created for the unaccompanied youth
themselves. These personal guides are intended to assist young
people in knowing their rights while they are in the United States,
and to help keep them safe so they can thrive in their life
journeys. Each guide provides information in both English and
Spanish. (2013)
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An email newsletter of the
Georgia
Association of Homes
and Services for Children
as a public service. Editor
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Georgia Conference on Children and Families
November 12-14, 2013
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