Features different NCTSN members serving unaccompanied immigrant youth and other forms of migration related separation.
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Discusses important topics for providers relevant for working with refugee and immigrant caregivers, with the goal of enhancing mental health providers’ and family therapy practitioners’ ability to effectively engage, serve, and support refugee an
DIscusses the intersection of complex trauma, development, and culture creates a foundation for effective case planning, treatment, and intervention.
Identifies existing NCTSN resources related to traumatic separation, refugee and immigrant trauma, and best practices in trauma-informed care for refugee and immigrant children and families.
Is a conversation with NCTSN members serving unaccompanied immigrant youth and other forms of migration related separation features Susan Lovett, LCSW, and Dorys Lemus, a former unaccompanied child, from the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention (
Offers parents and caregivers information about traumatic separation and reunification, including what traumatic experiences are, how children react to trauma, and ways to heal.
Offers information on unaccompanied and separated immigrant youth in the US who have experienced migration-related trauma and family separation.
Offers strategies to make services culturally-responsive to the needs of the Latino immigrant population.
Emphasizes the importance of individual and family voices in trauma treatment, and includes the voices of family members who participated in Familias Unidas, an evidence-based program focused on parenting skills.
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Shows Soledad, a 14-year-old girl who has recently been released from her first psychiatric hospitalization after an attempted suicide. Soledad is the oldest of five children.